A Brief Animated History of Booze

The Atlantic presents "Good Libations", a brief animated history of booze, from barley beer in 8,500 B.C. through high-alcohol beers in 2010.

Here at The Atlantic, we're interested in the history behind things in everyday life-in this case, how humans have chosen to get intoxicated for thousands of years. The Mongols fermented mare's milk to make a drink called kumis, and the Aztecs drank pulque, a fermented agave sap. Chicha is corn beer that was a favorite of the Incans, and tonto is banana beer from Uganda. What could be next? Craft beer may be having its moment, but we're playing the long game.