This is ace. Not known for its beer, being largely Muslim, it seems the pharaohs had different ideas. Mind enhancing substances seem to have a formal position in more societies, and earlier, than I ever thought the case. Wonderful. I wanna go to Egypt again now.
Abydos beer factory: Ancient large-scale brewery discovered in Egypt
The archaeological find in the Abydos burial ground is thought to date back about 5,000 years.
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