Archaeologists have discovered a massive 5,000-year-old brewery in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos. It possibly dates back to the reign of King Narmer, around 3100 BC. Researchers believe the beer was used in royal burial rituals for Egypt's earliest kings, although previous excavations in the area had found evidence that beer was used during sacrificial rites.
The brewery was split into eight large sections for beer production and it is estimated that it could produce up to 5900 gallons of beer at a time. I wonder what their excise duty bill was?