Writer, scientist, composer, and physician, among other things, Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a brilliant German woman who first documented the qualities of hops as a beer ingredient in her book “Physica sive Subtilitatu”.
Nowadays, hops are a primary ingredient in beer brewing, but this wasn’t always the case. Throughout history, they were just one of many different herbs and spices used to flavor and preserve beer.
