The Domestication of Man – by Alcohol..

Enkidu, a shaggy, unkempt, almost bestial primitive man, who ate grass
and could milk wild animals, wanted to test his strength against Gilgamesh,
the God-King. Gilgamesh sent a prostitute to Enkidu to learn of his strengths
and weaknesses.

Enkidu enjoyed a week with her during which she taught him of civilization. Enkidu knew not what bread was, nor had he learned to drink beer. She spoke unto Enkidu: “Eat the bread now, it belongs to life. Drink also beer, as it is the custom of the land.”

Enkidu drank seven cups of beer and his heart soared. In this condition he washed himself and became a civilized being.

– The first written narrative of civilization, the Epic of Gilgamesh written in 3000 BC, describes the domestication of Enkidu the Primitive by means of beer.