Hey, you left out the original fermented beverage - MEAD. Mix honey in water, let natural yeasts do their work.
This is probably the first fermented drink because you do not have to convert grains to sugars prior to fermentation, as you do with beer. You also do not need agriculture advanced enough to grow grapes. The bees make the honey for you.
Plus, Vikings drink it. And Vikings are cool. Unless you're an Irish monk or French peasant or something like that. Then Vikings are not cool. In fact, forget the damn Vikings. I don't know why you people brought up Vikings. Geez, way to get off topic.
This is probably the first fermented drink because you do not have to convert grains to sugars prior to fermentation, as you do with beer. You also do not need agriculture advanced enough to grow grapes. The bees make the honey for you.
Plus, Vikings drink it. And Vikings are cool. Unless you're an Irish monk or French peasant or something like that. Then Vikings are not cool. In fact, forget the damn Vikings. I don't know why you people brought up Vikings. Geez, way to get off topic.