Posts Tagged: Beer History, Lore and Traditions
"A Glass Of Handmade"
Posted by on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 in - 2 comments
There are a few moments I can point to in my memory that represent elemental changes that helped frame my interest in beer. The first time I was allowed to dip a finger in a Labatt Blue; the Olands Ex I had at my pal's house in high school; the visit I made to the Pitfield Beer Shop in 1986 from …
Book Review: <i>Great American Beer</i>
Posted by on Sunday, August 20, 2006 in - 5 comments
This is a handy neat smaller format hardcover that the publisher was kind enough to FedEx me this week. And I am glad they did as this is a dandy guide to its exact topic: post WWII, pre-micro revolution pre-branding US beer. The author gladly admits this in the introduction: • “The antithesis … read more »
Spitting?
Posted by on Sunday, April 16, 2006 in - 7 comments
I've wondered about this, facing too many Belgians on the odd occasion but others are more definite: • “"We're beer drinkers. We don't spit," said Skypeck, co-founder of Boscos brewpubs, based in Memphis, Tennessee. I think especially with beer, you're not going to experience the full flavours …
Big News From Ithaca Beer Co.
Posted by on Thursday, April 13, 2006 in - 2 comments
I like press releases. They give me a strange sense that someone somewhere out there has thought about this blog for the seven seconds it takes to add me to their email circulation list. It's the little things that give joy, you know. • Well, this news has made me think that I may try to make a …
Book Review: <i>Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance</i>
Posted by on Monday, April 10, 2006 in - 7 comments
Finding this, for the beer nerd who also likes book with footnotes, is something of a moment, a wee glimpse of nirvana. The author, Richard W. Unger, is a professor of the history of the medieval period from the University of British Columbia who has also written texts about shipping and brewing …
The History of Beer In Yemen
Posted by on Monday, January 23, 2006 in - 3 comments
This is quite an interesting short history from a somewhat moderate Islamic point of view: • “As people in Yemen undergo many changes in their way of life, and the country eagerly tries to accept from other cultures the good they may possess, something goes unexpected. Not long ago, and during …
131 Years Dry
Posted by on Friday, January 13, 2006 in - 1 comment
It must be odd that beer is such a large part of one's view of the world's ills that you maintain this sort of record: • “The central Ohio city of Westerville, once known as the "dry capital of the world," is dry no more. A pizza parlor on Thursday became the first establishment in Westerville's …
Am I A Beer Geek?
Posted by on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 in - 2 comments
Even though I prefer "beer nerd" I guess this description fits me: • “...it was Sean Ziegler, pouring beers for Dogfish Head brewery at at the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival Saturday, who told it. "Wine is like an art. Your always subject to nature," Ziegler said. "Beer is more … read more »
Knut Goes To A Museum
Posted by on Thursday, December 22, 2005 in - 6 comments
The Museum of London is located at the outskirts of the rather grim Barbican complex in the City of London. My guess was this was built in an area ruined by the blitz was correct, and Wikipedia states that the complex is architecturally important as it's one of London's principal examples of …
Medieval Ale Drinking In London
Posted by on Monday, November 21, 2005 in - 6 comments
An exhibit opens this week in London, England which provides evidence as to the drinking habits of the locals from around 1300 AD: • “Experts have uncovered evidence that 12th century Londoners drank ale by the gallon, starting at breakfast time, due to poor quality drinking water. Exhibits at …
