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"Toasting Dad with a mug of suds? That&amp;#039;s so old school. In fact, it&amp;#039;s Iron Age. In the south of France, archeologists have uncovered evidence of beer brewing on a site that dates back to 5th century BCE. The findings, published in the journal Human Ecology, detail the unearthing of barley grains used for malting as well as an oven nearby that was believed to have been used to stop the grains from over-germinating during the malting process. The BBC reports that the brewing method used on the site, which is near modern day Aix-en-Provence, would have been similar to that used by today&amp;#039;s home beer brewers. More from Delish: Cooking with Beer - 6 Tasty Recipes Using Ale, Lager, or Stout &amp;quot;All that is needed is an amount of grain, some water, containers (commonly pottery vessels) in which to soak the grain, a flat paved area - possibly the floor - to spread out and turn the grain during germination, an oven to dry it in order to stop germination, domestic grindstones to grind the malted grain, hearths and again containers for fermentation and storage,&amp;quot; archaeologist Laurent Bouby and his colleagues wrote in the paper. Though evidence of beer guzzling in China dates back some 4,000 years ago to the Bronze Age, this finding represents some of the earliest evidence of beer making in Europe. This Father&amp;#039;s Day, celebrate Dad Iron Age\u2013style with a toast of beer, or try a modern day spin on the classic with one of these edible beer gifts:   -Shakespeare Stout Truffles ($9.95 for a box of four) San Francisco chocolatier Socola makes these buttery smooth, award-winning dark chocolate stout beer truffles with Rogue Ale&amp;#039;s Shakespeare Stout. More from Delish: Father&amp;#039;s Day Gift Basket Ideas -Original Beer Barrel Embalming Fluid Hot Sauce ($7.99) The micro-brewed beer in this spicy sauce may cool the burn a bit, but chock full habaneros, this bottle will set his mouth ablaze. -Timberline Smoked Jerky ($9.00 for three 1.75 -oz packs) This family run smoke-house in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania that specializes in booze-infused jerky, including its signature Beer and Garlic beef jerky, made by smoking suds, garlic, and strips of beef together for nine hours. More from Delish: Father&amp;#039;s Day Brunch Ideas -Turbo Dog Sorbetto ($60 for 6 pints) Though you can mix and match the flavors of ice cream in this 6-pint pack of gelato from New Orleans&amp;#039; La Divina Gelateria, Dad may want to stick to Turbo Dog. The sorbetto blends the toffee overtones of Abita&amp;#039;s rich Turbodog brew with luscious Valrhona dark chocolate. -Pubcakes (call for pricing 619-741-0530) According to their website, this San Diego bakery &amp;quot;combines two of the world&amp;#039;s greatest foods: beer and cupcakes.&amp;quot; Flavors include I Can&amp;#039;t Believe It&amp;#039;s Not Mango (made with Pizza Port&amp;#039;s Mongo beer, spiced chile, pineapple, and passion fruit buttercream) and Beer for Breakfast, which combines Ale Smith&amp;#039;s Wee Heavy, bacon, and maple cream cheese frosting. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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