The Mother of All Suds

Beer may be associated with America’s favorite pastimes, but it has its roots in the Mideast. Many anthropologists and historians believe that that the EARLIEST KNOWN BREWS came from the civilizations of Mesopotamia. On the plains between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in what is now southern Iraq, the Sumerians gave the world its first written account of beer making. By the way, they also are credited with developing the first written language, irrigation and the potter’s wheel.