Have a beer, connect with your ancient ancestors: Victoria profs profess

VICTORIA — Long ago, before football on TV, propane barbecues and local pubs, there was beer. Now, two Vancouver Island University archeologists are renewing that ancient taste.
Prof. Marie Hopwood, of the VIU anthropology department, and Melissa Ayling, a fourth-year BA student, have come up with some ancient Mesopotamian ingredients for Love Shack Libations, a Qualicum Beach brewer, to recreate flavours from the past.
“We want to use beer as a tool to bridge the gap of all these mi