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Penn archaeologist recreates ancient brews from China, Turkey, Peru

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:21 PM EDT
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A local Chinese scientist presented him with what he calls "the real treasure." It was a sealed bronze drinking vessel that resembled a teapot from 1200 B.C. With liquid still inside.

The professor then began a quest to analyze and recreate the yellowish wine from 3000 years ago -- with a little help from some friends.

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MinnieApolis
After a beer-tasting at the museum in 2000, he invited 15 local brewers into his lab and issued a challenge: Here's an ancient recipe. Brew it. Whoever does the best will make the drink for a forthcoming dinner. . . "Midas Touch" - the first brew the pair collaborated on - was served. It was 9 percent alcohol.

To view the whole article on one page, click this link instead. Same site, just one page instead of three. Sorry about not catching that before seeding. -- http://www.philly.com/inquirer/food/20091013_Penn_archaeologist_recreates_ancient_brews.html?viewAll=y

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Reply#1 - Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:24 PM EDT
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PenniD

It is really amazing to realize how long people have been making beer and wine. One of those recipes was from 7000 BC, and here we are 9,000 or so years later, still making it. In many ways, the world doesn't change. Thanks for the article that shows that, MinneApolis.

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Reply#2 - Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:33 PM EDT
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MinnieApolis

You're welcome, PenniD!. If only they had a source of these 'potent potables' -- or at least the recipes, for the more intrepid home-brewing crowd.

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#2.1 - Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:04 PM EDT
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Wheel

The very oldest know written recipe is one for beer. :)

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#2.2 - Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:12 PM EDT
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The Spirit

Penn State students are going to be overjoyed at the discovery of another type of alcohol.

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Reply#3 - Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:15 PM EDT
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MinnieApolis

College students everywhere can rejoice. And they can also claim that they are doing research in ancient history. Ahem.

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#3.1 - Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:56 AM EDT
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PenniD

Ancient beer pong 101.

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#3.2 - Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:11 PM EDT
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ebookout

Beer Pong!

Played that after doing shot for 4 hours before and than doing shot between rounds. Other players would not go that far, way to serious about winning. Talk about sh*t faced. But we won after 7 hours! College kids could not figure it out how this old fart could take them down. But it help to have a 31 year old lady partner..and all my kids and their friend cheering us on.

Drunk for 2 days. But had a hell of a time.

Ass hole is fun too!

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#3.3 - Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:42 PM EDT
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PenniD

What is Ass hole? Other than the obvious, which is not really fun?

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#3.4 - Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:08 PM EDT
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ebookout

It's a long story but basically it is a card, drinking game where you have members of the board and one ass hole who has to wear a hat or sign stating he's or shes the ass hole. To keep it simple the board member make up rules that you have to follow if you forget the rule you become he ass hole and have to take a drink. We do shots on top of regular drink. It has more detail than this but very poplar with the college kids. We played with the kids (all over 21)at a cabin in the mountain in NC. Ended with my son in law relieving himself on top of the balcony over a 60 foot cliff. Funny part was the cabin next door had 4 guys in a hot tub by themselves that was watching him. We all came unglued at that point needless to say. Fun game to pass the time. This will explain it better.

http://www.webtender.com/handbook/games/@!$%#.game

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#3.5 - Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:12 AM EDT
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PenniD

Sounds like a great game -- I'll have to get them to try it at the Legion Hall. Just joking -- they'd never go for it there.

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#3.6 - Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:26 PM EDT
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MinnieApolis

Haven't looked this up but what else is about 9 percent alcohol?? Malt liquor, right?

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Reply#4 - Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:33 PM EDT
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