Brief history of Alcohol

With the recent media commotion, you might guess that drinking alcohol is a recent trend but actually it has been there from the ages of stone.

Ancient Beginnings
Archaeological facts reveals that as long ago as 10,000 BC, our Neolithic associates used to drank beer. Though initial in print accounts of alcohol were given by the Sumerian culture.

From Beliefs to Religion
The earliest Greeks wrote about the advantages and disadvantages alcohol. And many great philosophers like Plato, had well-built opinions on the particular subject. Although it is the Roman period when came the first issue of extensive public drunkenness. In Europe, the Church believes that alcohol was god’s gift but also that drunkenness was offense.

Gin Lane
Distillation of alcohol into spirits grades the next stage in its history. Even in 1690 the British parliament passed a law to support, “the Distillation of Spirits and Brandy from Corn”. During the early 18th century, London’s rapidly growing population was stabilised by the mortality rate from gin. Due to the effects of gin on British society it led to the Gin Acts, of 1736 and 1751 respectively.

Alcohol in USA
By the 1820s, an excess of corn had led to an enormous growth in the manufacture of whisky. During this time only, the counterpart of a pint of whisky for every child, woman and man was being drunk every day in America, which leads to the commencement of the prevention movement. Prohibition reached its peak with the National Prohibition Act in 1919.

Alcohol in recent UK
In Britain, the early 21st century encountered extensive increases in public drunkenness. Whatsoever your belief of alcohol, it is obvious that the pleasures and difficulties have been with us for long time. Therefore, it is up to us to find innovative ways to administer this pleasurable, ancient, and hazardous substance.