Archaeologists Recreate Ancient Irish Beer

[MaddLlama]

For serious!

Billy Quinn and Declan Moore, two archaeologists with Moore Archaeological & Environmental Services (Moore Group) in Galway, believe that an extensive brewing tradition existed in Ireland as far back as 2500 BC. In an article to be published in Archaeology Ireland next month, they detail their experiments and research into the enigmatic site that is the fulacht fiadh. These monuments (of which there are approx. 4500), which present in the landscape as small, horseshoe shaped grass covered mounds, have been conventionally thought of by archaeologists as ancient cooking spots. However, Quinn and Moore believe that they may have also been used as breweries.

http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/environmental-services/200708104056.htm

 

[Buttercup]

I hereby offer my service as Madam Taster.........:drool:

 

[lombas]

And what are their sources?

None.

Archaeologists these days seem quite desperate. I thought most mainstream academics disapproved of this experimentalist nonsense. Good thing I'm a History man.

 

[powder21]

Beer huh? Come on, you know they were making whiskey