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Fermentation is an art form, and countless African civilizations have nailed it for millennia. Learn alongside Kas about the beer, wine, and potent liquors that stemmed from the hard work of history's oft-forgotten brewers and distillers. Note: We're on Substack, not Patreon!Sources:Craft Beer & Brewing, The Oxford Companion to Traditional Brewing in AfricaCraft Beer & Brewing, The Oxford Companion to Porridge BeersIWSR: Beverage Alcohol in Africa: A Heady Mix of Complexity and Opportunity in 2024Alcohol and Pleasure: A Health Perspective, edited by Stanton Peele and Marcus Grant; Part IIIHigh on the Hog by Dr. Jessica B. HarrisAkpeteshie: The Local Gin Which Has Served Presidents, Chiefs and CommonersThe Delicious, Diverse World of Spirits From the African ContinentCharacteristics of African Traditional Beers Brewed with Sorghum Malt: A ReviewSorghum Beer – The Beer That Celebrates Africa’s Rich Cultural HeritageTraditional Beers From the Fringes of the Ottoman WorldAkpeteshie: The Tasty Drink From GhanaMaking Ancient Egyptian Beer, BritannicaWine Talk: Under the Fig TreeBoukha: Tunisia’s “Water of Life” Fig LiquorOn the Possible Oriental Origin of Our Word Booze by Berthold Laufer (1929)Palm Wine, Atlas ObscuraThe Battle to Bottle Palm WineIn Nigeria, Palm Wine Celebrates the Human ExperienceGhana’s Anti-Colonial Beverage Gets Rehabilitated