August 30th 2008 03:40 am

Review: Iain Gately’s ‘Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol’ goes down … - St. Petersburg Times

I n ancient Greece the Bacchae would get lit on the local vintage and run around the countryside, hollering “Oi! Oi!” while molesting shepherds and terrorizing livestock. The Sumerians created more kinds of ale than a fancy brew pub; the Vikings were …

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