Gbekli Tepe: The Dawn of Civilization

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8. Maybe, but you were right

First, we invented beer, the Egyptian variety of watery -porridge, fermented and strained.

Then somebody mused "hey, these grape things are kinda sweet, wonder what they'd do?"

Beer cam first and it was due to a surplus of grain, although I'm sure the chickens appreciated the leavings after the alcohol had been strained out of the porridge

As for mixings, there's not much record of that in Egypt beyond honey or dates to amp up the alcohol and improve the flavor.

Cannabis and opium were both known in Europe 5500 years ago, that we know of, but they seem to have been eaten and only for pain.

Once the picklefaced "mortification of the flesh" Christians came to power, watered down wine and weak ale were it unless the rye crop was infected with ergot that year.