History and current legislation Beer is one of the oldest beverages, thanks to roots that date back to ancient Pharaonic Egypt; a beer that, at that time, was very different from the current one, just as the wine produced by the Greeks and Romans was far from that of our days. In both cases, in fact, the fermentations were spontaneous, while today they are strictly controlled with regard to times, temperatures, and, above all, the microbial strains used for fermentation
