
I had to do some research to see if, indeed, this is true.
It seems that the recipe was recorded on a Mesopotamian clay tablet which is over 4,000 years old and was found in what is now Iraq. The recipe comes from the ancient culture of Sumeria and its descendants. According to the Beer Institute, this formula, known as "The Hymn to Ninkasi", was handed down from the god of Wisdom Enki.
From the Gods? Pretty impressive!
I could not find when the stone tablet was discovered but did find out that attempts were made to translate it in the early 1900s. It was finally properly translated by Miguel Civil of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago in 1964.

Interesting fact that one day might come in handy if you're ever on Jeopardy.
3 comments:
Happy blogoversary, Gord!
You've been doing this for a year now!
Stopped by to wish you a Happy Blogoversary.
Glad to know beer was one of the first recorded recipes. I'd hate to know what life would be like if that recipe had been lost! lol
Hey, a cool blog, my favourite subject, I study a lot.
I am going to link your blog over at my Things that Fizz and Stuff:
http://thingsthatfizz.blogspot.com
and also on Blogger's Cafe:
http://avarchives.blogspot.com
Only came to wish you a Happy Blogoversary, my blog
http://brokeinbolivia.blogspot.com
is today too.
AV
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