Where did beer come from?

Where did beer come from?

Roz's Random Ramblings: Language, History, and Other Adventu... by Roz Hirch
S1 · E18
Sep 7, 2026
18:26

Episode notes

In this episode, I discuss the origins of beer, looking at it from the angles of language, history, and archaeology. I also talk about how it has developed over time, to the point where we have literally thousands of different kinds today, driven by microbreweries and craft beers. Where did we come from? And how did we get here? Bubbling with the usual side trips, the episode entertains while it educates.

Keywords

Linguistics
History
Proto-Indo-European
Language
Ancient Egypt
Germany
Drink
Middle Ages
Beer
Ancient Sumer