As indicated by cuneiform tablets found in the territory of the ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia, beer was available there as early as the third millennium B.C.E.
Nagu näitavad Mesopotaamiast muistse Sumeri aladelt leitud kiilkirjatahvlid, valmistati seal õlut juba kolmandal aastatuhandel enne meie ajaarvamist.