How did humans discover beer?

Before bread, before cities, before writing... there may have been beer. It's basically rotten grain. Wild grass seeds, soaked until they sprout, then left out for invisible yeast to eat. So how did humans turn a bowl of spoiled porridge into one of the most popular drinks on Earth? And did we really start farming just to get a drink? in this video we follow beer from a 13,000-year-old cave in Israel to the feasts at Göbekli Tepe, Sumerian workers paid in beer, Egypt's pyramid builders, medieval monks and hops, Louis Pasteur's microscope, the Mayflower, and Prohibition. Chapters 0:00 Rotten grain that conquered the world 1:14 The problem: why grain needs help 3:06 The oldest beer? Raqefet Cave 4:06 Did humans farm for bread or beer? 4:46 Göbekli Tepe and the first feasts 5:48 Godin Tepe: beer in a clay jar 6:12 The Sumerians, Ninkasi and Hammurabi 7:36 Beer in ancient Egva 8:22 Medieval monks v ps 9:37 Pasteur, yeast and.... rise of lager 10:52 Beer's American story 12:02 So was beer inevitable? Somebody, somewhere, was the first. On Origin Espart, we find out who, how and why, one everyday invention at a time. Watch next: How Did Humans Invent Bread? What should we explore next? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe for a new origin story every week. #beer #history #ancienthistory #howdidhumans #inventions #mesopotamia #brewing #origins