Beer survives the wine drinking Romans. How? St Hildegard of Bingen figures in it, too.
Beer was the drink of the fertile crescent of Egypt and North Africa. The beverage ruled the ancient world until it was conquered by the same enemy that menaced all of Europe... The Romans... Who had a strong wine culture since the drink was considered synonymous with civilization. So, how exactly did beer survive in history?
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