One of the world's oldest stories, The Epic of Gilgamesh, is a lively tale of heroism and sacrifice from ancient Sumer. It also contains one of the earliest references to beer. In the story, a female friend of the hero changes a wild, primitive beast into a cultured human being by giving him seven cups of beer.
《吉爾伽美什史詩》是世界上流傳最久的故事之一,栩栩如生地講述了古代蘇美爾地區(古代幼發拉底河下游的一個地區)的英勇事跡及壯烈犧牲的場面。史詩也涉及有關啤酒的最早傳說。在故事中英雄的一位女友用七杯啤酒將一頭野性,原始的野獸變成了一位文雅的男子。