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.

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Sources:

Craft Beer & Brewing, The Oxford Companion to Traditional Brewing in Africa

Craft Beer & Brewing, The Oxford Companion to Porridge Beers

IWSR: Beverage Alcohol in Africa: A Heady Mix of Complexity and Opportunity in 2024

Alcohol and Pleasure: A Health Perspective, edited by Stanton Peele and Marcus Grant; Part III

High on the Hog by Dr. Jessica B. Harris

Akpeteshie: The Local Gin Which Has Served Presidents, Chiefs and Commoners

The Delicious, Diverse World of Spirits From the African Continent

Characteristics of African Traditional Beers Brewed with Sorghum Malt: A Review

Sorghum Beer – The Beer That Celebrates Africa’s Rich Cultural Heritage

Traditional Beers From the Fringes of the Ottoman World

Akpeteshie: The Tasty Drink From Ghana

Making Ancient Egyptian Beer, Britannica

Wine Talk: Under the Fig Tree

Boukha: Tunisia’s “Water of Life” Fig Liquor

On the Possible Oriental Origin of Our Word Booze by Berthold Laufer (1929)

Palm Wine, Atlas Obscura

The Battle to Bottle Palm Wine

In Nigeria, Palm Wine Celebrates the Human Experience

Ghana’s Anti-Colonial Beverage Gets Rehabilitated

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