Iron-Age brewing evidence found in southeastern France

"Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that the occupants of southeastern France were brewing beer during the Iron Age, some 2,500 years ago.
A paper in Human Ecology outlines the discovery of barley grains that had been sprouted in a process known as malting; an oven found nearby may have been used to regulate the process."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13776499