So… We’ve Been Drinking Beer For 10 Million Years

So remember when we watched documentaries and we were sold the dream that we have been drinking beer for 9,000 years?

Well 9,000 still did feel like a lot because, well it is just slightly more than the average human being lives so you know what that is all about.

Beer is old school. Really old. Like proper old.

Well it turns out we have been at it for more than a 1000 times more than earlier believed. Well if you are christian type person you believe human beings have been around for roughly 7,000 years according to Abrahamic religious constructs but scientists believe that is a pile of dog poo.

team led by molecular biologist Mathew Carrigan found widespread ancient traces of the digestive enzyme ADH4 – which helps rid the body of alcohol – in 28 mammals, including 17 primates.

After reconstruction and a bunch of other geeky stuff thick rimmed glasses and white dustcoat wearing dudes and chicks care about and we don’t it turned out that, well we have been getting high on befuddling stuff for a while.