Perhaps. Historical evidence shows that beer brewing didn't even appear in Europe until about 3000 BC at the earliest. This would fall in approximately the same timeline as the beginning of the earliest phases of construction of of Stonehenge (give or take 500 years or so). So to assume that beer was consumed by the construction crew was a possibility, but brewing was still a primitive craft that had to spread slowly through the primitive cultures.

However, since Stonehenge DID take perhaps over 500 years to complete, the odds are strong that at some point of the Druids (or Britons?) working on its construction did enjoy a beer, as it has been noted that Druids consumed beer before the Romans arrived.

The truth is, we just don't know though. Heck, we don't even know what language the builders spoke! There are records of them drinking milk and water, but not much more in the way of specifics. But beer was a possibility! And isn't it nice to imagine?

And isn't it nice to think of beer and Stonehenge developing at the same time? Magical isn't it?

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Source(s):
http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/blavatsky/123/stonehbuilt.html
http://www.alabev.com/history.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_beer
http://www.celticgrounds.com/chapters/the_henge.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/stonehenge/qanda/

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