London – Camden – British Museum (Beer for the Workers)

This is rather sweet and is one of the oldest examples of writing to have been found. It dates from around 3300 to 3100BC and, even more excitingly, it’s a beer token issued by a temple for workers. It’s from Uruk in Mesopotamia and when this token was issued, the settlement was likely the largest urban area in the world. The drink the workers received was barley beer, although they weren’t fortunate enough to be able to express their views on it using Untappd.