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Skunky Beer for Oktoberfest?

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How long has beer been around? Millennia, at least. The first beer was attributed to the Sumerians about 6,000 years ago. It’s said to have been found by accident, perhaps after bread or grain got wet and began to ferment.

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Hartel, R.W., Hartel, A. (2008). Skunky Beer for Oktoberfest?. In: Food Bites. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75845-9_47

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