Arabic scientists experimented with distillation and produced spirits, the ideal drink for long voyages of exploration. The Greeks took grapes and made wine, later borrowed by the Romans and the Christians.
He explains how, when humans shifted from hunting and gathering to farming, they saved surplus grain, which sometimes fermented into beer.
's technology editor has the ability to connect the smallest detail to the big picture and a knack for summarizing vast concepts in a few sentences. Standage starts with a bold hypothesis-that each epoch, from the Stone Age to the present, has had its signature beverage-and takes readers on an extraordinary trip through world history.
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