Comments on: WAT? #8 - Josh Pepper Interview - Part 2 - Wine vs Beer? http://whatalesthee.com/2007/03/29/wat-8/ Education, information and inspiration about... what else... beer! Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:58:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Alvey http://whatalesthee.com/2007/03/29/wat-8/#comment-109 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:24:49 +0000 http://whatalesthee.com/2007/03/29/wat-8/#comment-109 <p>Glad you enjoyed it Andy,</p> <p>I didn't know there was any question about what came first either, one theory is that Wine (because it's so simple to make) could have accidentally been discovered long before beer. All it would have taken is a bunch of wild grapes on the ground, some of them crushed and an inquisitive semi nomadic bloke to dip his finger into it. He might have realized that it didn't taste like grapes anymore and there you have it...</p> <p>Yes, it was great to hear Josh talk like this. He is not only an amazing wealth of knowledge but his insight is impressive too. Loved the comment about beer being all about friendship. I've never heard it put like that before.</p> Glad you enjoyed it Andy,

I didn’t know there was any question about what came first either, one theory is that Wine (because it’s so simple to make) could have accidentally been discovered long before beer. All it would have taken is a bunch of wild grapes on the ground, some of them crushed and an inquisitive semi nomadic bloke to dip his finger into it. He might have realized that it didn’t taste like grapes anymore and there you have it…

Yes, it was great to hear Josh talk like this. He is not only an amazing wealth of knowledge but his insight is impressive too. Loved the comment about beer being all about friendship. I’ve never heard it put like that before.

]]> by: andy http://whatalesthee.com/2007/03/29/wat-8/#comment-58 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:48:14 +0000 http://whatalesthee.com/2007/03/29/wat-8/#comment-58 <p>Ha! At last- part2. I wasn't aware there was a controversy about what came first, wine or beer. I suppose it could be debatable about what came first, but I would think it was cereal production that came first, and therefore beer. Doesn't matter. In the end, beer, wine, and cheese are all the oldest food preservation methods. </p> <p>What I do know, and see that Mr. Pepper agrees, is that, while wine is good, there's a lot more to beer. When I was a kid, I helped my parents make wine- it really wasn't that complicated. Once you crush that grape, fermentation happens and that's that. Beer you have to think about, because there are so many variables and so many avenues you can take to arrive at the end product. Anyway, it was really cool to hear a real expert talk about beer! Thanks!</p> Ha! At last- part2. I wasn’t aware there was a controversy about what came first, wine or beer. I suppose it could be debatable about what came first, but I would think it was cereal production that came first, and therefore beer. Doesn’t matter. In the end, beer, wine, and cheese are all the oldest food preservation methods.

What I do know, and see that Mr. Pepper agrees, is that, while wine is good, there’s a lot more to beer. When I was a kid, I helped my parents make wine- it really wasn’t that complicated. Once you crush that grape, fermentation happens and that’s that. Beer you have to think about, because there are so many variables and so many avenues you can take to arrive at the end product. Anyway, it was really cool to hear a real expert talk about beer! Thanks!

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