Posts Tagged: Beer History, Lore and Traditions
Albany Ale: When Did Dutch Hop Importation Begin?
Posted by on Saturday, February 2, 2013 in - 5 comments
Last November, I suggested that one intention of the settlement of the Hudson Valley of New York in the first half of the 1600s was to set up an agricultural colony that might supply other colonial efforts with particular products. One of the books I have obtained as part of this idle bit of slow …
Pass Peter's Pewter Pottle Pot, Please!
Posted by on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in - 16 comments
In my quest for objects out of which to drink ale, I have a 1940s ceramic part pint, an 1840s pewter quart pot and have declared 2013 the year of the 1700s etched ale glass. But, what ho! Something came before my eye today that I had not only never seen before but never had heard of - the pottle …
Differing Interpretations Of Half-Robed Lassies With Beer
Posted by on Thursday, December 27, 2012 in - 4 comments
Evan tweeted about a photo this morning of a poster of a breastfeeding French mother from maybe the last of the 1800s or the first bit of the 1900s. It's the one up there to the left. It got me speculating about the actual message being conveyed. We have all seen these sorts of beer for health …
Boxing Day 2012: The First Contest Of 2013 Is Announced
Posted by on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 in - leave a comment
Actually the last contest of 2013, too, as it will take the whole year to determine if anyone qualifies. See, yesterday TVO ran episodes of BBC2's Antiques Uncovered to fill in the gaps in the Christmas Day schedule. It was fairly interesting but at one point a small conical glass was shown on …
The Greatest Cease And Desist Letter Ever!!!
Posted by on Saturday, December 15, 2012 in - leave a comment
And just in time for Christmas... • Normally, one would not like a cease and desist letter claiming that one had breached someones intellectual property rights. I mean we as bloggers are supposed to get all hot and bothered about these things, right? We're living in the post-legal mash up …
Figuring Out Spaten Beer's Place On Picadilly
Posted by on Thursday, November 22, 2012 in - 10 comments
A fun bit of twooting today as a tangent on a tangent led to the confirmation that there was a bar or restaurant of some sort in late Victorian London. BB found this photo. This ad was provided care of Martyn while ATJ wondered why there was a dedicated German beer palace in the heart of London … read more »
Book Review: Shakespeare's Local By Pete Brown
Posted by on Sunday, November 18, 2012 in - leave a comment
I finally reached the last page of Pete's new book about London's south bank's George Inn this afternoon. I originally thought I would rip right through it in one sitting but backed off when I realized how much I was enjoying the ride. You can go elsewhere and find out what the book is about but …
When A Bear Drinking Beer Wasn't Even The Party Trick
Posted by on Monday, November 12, 2012 in - 4 comments
Having a name that can be translated into son of the man who turns into a bear in battle can give you a soft spot for a story like this one: • Wojtek grew up among the men, who fed him condensed milk from an empty vodka bottle and later honey, marmalade and syrup. The large bear lived in a tent …
Albany Ale: Factors Framing Colonial Life And Purpose
Posted by on Sunday, November 11, 2012 in - 5 comments
More books showed up this week. See, as Craig has recently described, Beverwijck - or what is now Albany - was founded in the 1620s. In emails back and forth, we've been discussing and testing ideas around the meaning of brewing and the community in the 1600s and the 1800s. We have sorta skipped …
