It must indeed be the End Times when the erudite George Will finds himself agreeing with Homer Simpson: Beer is the root of western civilization.
So says King George in his op-ed in yesterday’s Washington Post:
No beer, no civilization …. The development of civilization depended on urbanization, which depended on beer.
Will credits his thesis to a recent tome by Steven Johnson entitled, “The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World.”
Speaking of Duff Beer, the South Lamar Alamo Drafthouse used to serve it (and it was surprisingly good as well), but not sure if they still do.
Thx to George Will and Volokh
