Have you ever been to a brewery? I hear that they make beer and other fermented products.
Yes they're pretty cool, brewing beer goes all the way back to 2500 BC at least!
Wow its that old! that's amazing, I wonder if our ancient ancestors used the same brewing techniques we do today, Can you tell me more?
A similar process is used, but by the 9th century it was produced on a larger scale by monasteries and farms. Then dedicated breweries came about a few centuries later.
Interesting, So it took us a while to start producing it on a mass scale, How many breweries are there today? 
Hmm not sure sorry. There are plenty of huge international corporations today and lots of microbreweries so definitely at least thousands.
Yea id bet there is a lot today considering how popular beer and alcohol is.
Beer in Asia
Beer in Asia began when beer was produced in Sumer, Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq) circa 6000 years ago. Its was introduced by Europeans in the 19th century, with modern breweries established in British India, the Dutch East Indies (today Indonesia), China, and Japan. Asia's first modern brewery was established in 1830 in India entirely using European brewing technology.
Today, beer brewing is a growing industry in Asia. China has been the world's largest beer producer since 2001. Asia is
Brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of beer has taken place since at least 2500 BC; in ancient Mesopotamia, brewers derived social sanction and divine protection from the goddess Ninkasi. Brewing was initially a cottage industry, with production taking place at home; by the ninth century monasteries and farms would produce beer on a larger