Interesting article in the New York Times on Great Lakes Brewing attempting to re-create an ancient Sumerian beer. Better yet, the recipe (such as it is) is contained in a song. What better way to honor beer? Oh--it's actually a hymn. To Ninsaki, no less--the Sumerian goddess of beer.
Anchor has done an interpretation of this beer before, but I've never been able to try it. Dogfish Head, however, is great at more than just IPA's--they also have a line of historic/ancient beers as well. Most are limited release, like their Birra Etrusca Bronze, which they recreated from an analysis of beer found in Etruscan tombs, and Ta Henket, made according to an ancient Egyptian recipe. Their Midas Touch, however, is available year-round; it tastes more like a spiced mead to me, but it's a very ejoyable, different brew.
Unfortunately, it does look like Great Lakes has no plans to release their creation commercially.
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