Beer History: Writing & Building
Posted by SmallTimeDrinker in Other Oddities on April 22, 2010 5:46 pm / no comments
The rise of written language allowed individuals to use commodities such as beer by being able track who was paid and who was owed. Ancient beer was a vital source of nutrition. Laborers building the pyramid were paid about a gallon of beer a day or about 231,414,717 gallons a pyramid. Frequently the laborers were given a chit that was worth a certain amount of beer. Very similar in concept to modern debit cards they could use the chit at the equivalent of a modern bar or store.
The tradition of paying in beer comes up throughout history, and today employees of breweries are still partially compensated with beer to drink both at work and to take home. Beer has played an integral role in building society.
Keep checking back as I continue to look at beer in pivotal moments in history.
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