Many Historians Believe That The Ancient Sumeriansand Mesopotamians Were Brewing As Early Back As 10,000 B.C. Even Though This Product Would Havebeen Different From The Bottles Varieties Of Today,it Would Have Still Been Recognizable.The Ancient Egyptians And The Chinese Brewed Theirbeer, As Did Civilizations In America, Where Theyused Corn Instead Of Barley. Back Then, Thousandsof Years Ago, Microbrews Were Very Popular And On Their Way To What We Now Know And Love Today.In The Middle Ages, European Monks Were The Guardians Of Literature And Science, As Well Asthe Art Of Making Beer. They Refined The Processto Perfection, And Even Institutionalized The Useof Hops As Both Flavoring And A Preservative. It Wasn't However, Until Louis Pasteur Came Alongthat A Final, Important Development Was Determined.Until This Time, Brewers Had To Depend On The Wildyet Airborne Yeast For Fermentation. By Establishingthat Yeast Is Actually A Living Organism, He Openedthe Gates For Controlling The Conversion Of Sugarinto Alcohol.Grapes Grow Well In Warmer Climates, While Barleygrows Better In Cool Climates. This Is How The Northern Areas Of Germany And England First Becamefamous For Their Beers. Beer In AmericaEverything In America Went Dim Until The Dark Dayof 1920, When Prohibition Took Effect. A Lot Of Breweries Went Out Of Business Or Switched Theirproduction To Soda Pop. Not Everyone Stoppeddrinking, But Gangster Related Products Weren'tknown For High Quality.When Franklin D. Roosevelt Became President, Hequickly Appealed The Very Unpopular Law. Thenew Breeds Of Now Famous Beer Came After World War2 Were Generally Mass Produced And Very Bland.(word Count 278)PPPPP
