Dogfish Head to Recreate Chocolate Alcohol from 1100 B.C.

Since 1100 B.C. the first chocoholics might have been getting a tipsy buzz.

A recent chemical analysis of 3,000-year-old pottery shards in northern Honduras turned up traces of theobromine - which means “food of the gods” - and is a chemical that is found in cacao. This is the oldest evidence of cacao manipulation.

The analyzed ves­sel had a narrow spout, and the researchers speculate that the locals were imbibing a winelike drink made by fermenting the pulp that surrounds the seeds of the cacao plant.

Now, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Delaware is producing a drink based on the original recipe. “We tweaked the recipe, adding hops for the modern palate,” says Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head founder and president, “but I still think of it as a liquid time capsule.”

Chocolate and beer a good combo? We’ll have to try the brew first. Hopefully it’s better than the chocolate stout we tried earlier.

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