Mesopotamia (Iraq/Iran of today) - Start of a spontaneous fermentation beer brewing
Egypt, The first receipt for beer brewing
Roman legions introduce beer to Northern Europe
The first half of the Middle Ages, brewing begins to be practiced in Europe, shifting from family tradition to centralized production in monasteries and convents
Hops were first added to beer by monks in monasteries
Bavarian brewing guilds push for the Reinheitsgeobot purity laws to make it illegal to use any ingredients but water, barley, and hops in the brewing of beer. Yeast was still unknown at the time
First appearance of beer style: Porter
Arthur Guinness opened the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, Ireland. The beer market in Ireland and the EU changed forever
First appearance of beer style: Marzen/Oktoberfest
First appearance of beer style: Pilsen
Guinness introduced their trademark label, a buff oval label with the harp and Arthur Guinness's signature
First appearance of beer style: Helles Beers
German engineer Carl von Linde invented the first refrigeration system for fermentation tanks
The Harp was registered as a trademark of Guinness Brewery
Louis Pasteur unraveled the secrets of yeast in the fermentation process, and he also developed pasteurization to stabilize beers 22 years before the process was applied to milk
Guinness became the first major brewery to be incorporated as a public company on the London Stock Exchange
Prohibition Law in the USA
Prohibition ends for beer (April 7). Only 160 breweries survived in the states
The beer can is introduced (American Can Co. & Kreuger Brewing)
Draught Guinness was first introduced
Guinness began using nitrogen in their beer, and the stout is not the same
Micro-brewing has been legal in the USA, and the beer world is not the same again
Draught Guinness in a can was launched, using a widget (ball the size of a ping-pong fill with nitrogen) to recreate the creamy surge. We can enjoy a bar draught Guinness at home too
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