I'm conflicted about whether breweries are good.  Are you a fan of local breweries?
I don't really care for them. I do find it interesting that they've been brewing beer since at least 2500 in Mesopotamia
No kidding - I had no idea!  Since at least 2500 BC?  I had no idea beer had such a history.  I should respect breweries.
Originally it was produced in the home, but after the ninth century, farms and monasteries started producing beer on a larger scale.
Wow.  Farms and monasteries?  No one would ever believe the origin of the brewery.  I know that people do make their own wine, sometimes their own hard liquor.
Moonshine by country
Moonshine is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages made throughout the globe from indigenous ingredients reflecting the customs, tastes, and raw materials for fermentation available in each region. The term commonly applies to small-scale production, which is often illegal or tightly regulated in many countries.
Countries.
Countries Afghanistan.
Zarbali is a moonshine still, a type of distilled alcoholic beverage supposedly made from fermented raisins.
Countries Albania.
In Albania, moonshine (Raki) is the primary alcoholic beverage consumed on
at least 50% is all malt or contains adjuncts that are used only to enhance flavor; and contract brewing companies, which hire other breweries to make their beer.
In March 2014, the Brewer's Association (B.A.) updated the definition of craft beer to remove any references to the use of adjuncts in the brewing process. The change allows long-established breweries, such as Yuengling, to be defined as craft beer. The B.A. statement read:
The idea that brewers who had been in business for generations