Here's a link to the history of brewing program I mentioned last night (it was actually an episode of Modern Marvels). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YWu7ApeSlU WARNING: you will the very thirsty after watching this. :) If that's not enough for you, here's the episode on distilleries: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRveVR80UE Enjoy! John