Religion im guessing.

I am afraid the answer to this is that we simply don't know. The oldest evidence of 'religion' so far discovered, though this is slightly hazy and depends on how you define the word, dates from around 40,000- 30,000 years ago, when complex cave paintings, statuettes of robust women (mother godesses?) and ritual burial seem to appear, suggesting some form of superstitious belief system. Although it seems likely that alcohol only came into use later than this, we have no real way of knowing how long it has been being used for. The basics of alcohol production are extremely simple, and may have been discovered accidentally at a very early date. True, large-scale alcohol production, however, almost certainly post-dates the adoption of farming 15,000 - 10,000 ago, when sugar and yeast would have become reliably and widely available. It therefore seems likely that religion is older than alcohol.

I am afraid that religious ideology is much older than the Cro-magnon sites which produced the cave art and the "vensus' statues. There is strong evidence that Neanderthal Man was religous, as can be seen in this extract from WIkipedia: Intentional burial and the inclusion of grave goods is the most typical representation of ritual behaviour in the Neanderthals and denote a developing ideology. However, another much debated and controversial manifestation of this ritual treatment of the dead comes from the evidence of cut-marks on the bone which has historically been viewed as evidence of cannibalism. Neanderthal bones from various sites (Combe-Grenal and Abri Moula in France, Krapina in Croatia and Grotta Guattari in Italy) have all been cited as bearing cut marks made by stone tools.[21] However, re-evaluation of these marks using high-powered microscopes, comparisons to contemporary butchered animal remains and recent ethnographic cases of excarnation mortuary practises have shown that perhaps this was a case of ritual defleshing. Fragments of bones from Krapina bear marks that are similar to those seen on bones from secondary burials at a Michigan ossuary (14th century AD) and are indicative of removing the flesh of a partially decomposed body. At Grotta Guattari, the apparently purposefully widened base of the skull (for access to the brains) has been shown to be caused by carnivore action, with hyena tooth marks found on the skull and mandible. However, analysis of the bones from Abri Moula in France does seem to suggest cannibalism was practiced here. This is the case since cut-marks are concentrated in the places where one would expect them in the case of butchery, instead of defleshing. Additionally the treatment of the bones was similar to that of roe deer bones, assumed to be food remains, found in the same shelter.[22] The evidence indicating cannibalism would not necessarily distinguish Neanderthals from modern Homo sapiens. Existing Homo sapiens tribes are known to practice cannibalism and mortuary defleshing. However, there is no evidence at such sites of alcohol. The Bible, which records many ancient stories, shows Noah planting a vineyard and making wine after the Flood. It sounds as if he knew how to make it already....and yes, he did believe in God. All the best.

Well, alcohol is a naturally produced substance, so we can say it has been around for far longer than humans have been... If however you mean the active creation of alcohol for drinking, then religion is older (MUCH older), probably in the order of 10's of thousands of years older :P So: Alcohol itself is older than humanity The human 'production' of alcohol is -M-U-C-H- younger than religion/spirituality is

Religion is far far older than Alcohol.

If by religion you mean belief in God or gods then that is older. if by organized religion like Judaism or Taoism then alcohol is older.