Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
That is Alcohol and its Role in the Evolution of Human Society by Ian S. Hornsey. I had no idea. In a work of beer writing that is still trying to find its way, seeking to evolve from fanboy gushing or trade focused boosterism or underdeveloped efforts at business journalism, Hornsey’s 2004 book A History … Continue reading “Book Review: Alcohol and its Role in…, Ian Hornsey”
I have been working thought my review copy of this 632 page paperback published by the Royal Society of Chemistry for the best part of a month now. It is fascinating. Likely the best book on beer I have ever read. Clear, comprehensive and incredibly well-researched, this book contextualized beer and related beverages in the … Continue reading “Book Review: A History of Beer and Brewing, Ian S. Hornsey”
It is instructional to live next to a bigger neighbour. As long as they don’t attack you… any more. And by bigger I mean the most influential state in the most powerful nation in the history of the western world. Which is to say I can see a slice of New York state from my … Continue reading “The Beery News Notes For That Week The USA Does All That Weird Thanksgiving Stuff”
It’s a good thing that as a teenager I drank really really bad red wine a few times so I had something to measure the reaction I had to the AZ vaccine against. Worst hangover ever. But a welcome one. I was actually more nervous about the immediate reaction than any fear of a slight … Continue reading “The Thursday Beery News Notes For The Week Of The Big Jab”
The blahs. I have never liked February all that much but in this year of the plague I’ve actually come to appreciate it. The the lengthening days compare well to what’s been out the window for the previous couple of months. So there. But there is a blah nonetheless. Not much vibrancy in the world … Continue reading “Your Thursday Beery News Notes For The February Blahs 2021”
I have a thing for a beer I have never had. Double Double. As I understand it, this beer was made by recirculating perfectly good wort and rebrewing it through a new batch of malt. In the mid-1500s, it was a great bother for the nation, it even gets a mention in Shakespeare,* somewhat in … Continue reading “England’s Increasing Concern Over Beer Brewing, 1430s to 1580s”
I was thinking I needed to write a post about Derby ale. The other week when I wrote this post with a bit more information about some of the other great 1600s strong ales Margate and Northdown and Hull and Lambeth, I knew I needed to have a look at Derby. I even had this lovely … Continue reading “Struggling With 1600s Derbyshire Strong Ale (Pt 1)”
Glass, Gary: “homebrewing” with Ray Daniels and Keith Thomas’ Glover, Brian: “Arthur Guinness & Sons”; “breweriana”; “imperial stout”; “mild”; “U Fleku”; “Wales”.Goldman-Armstrong, Abram: “Beamish & Crawford”; “Wyeast Laboratories”.Gordon, Dan: “Weihenstephan”.Gostomski, Ryan: “Poland”Griffin, Jon: “East Kent Golding (hop)”; “Eastwell Golding (hop)”; “First Gold (hop)”; “Glacier (hop)”; “Golding (hop)”; “Green Bullet (hop)”; “Pacific Gem (hop)”, “Pilgrim (hop)Grossman, … Continue reading “Authors – Glass to Jakob”
That image up there has little to do directly with this post. It’s from a book entitled A Short Economic and Social History of the Lake Counties, 1500-1830 by C.Murray, L.Bouch and G.Peredur. It popped into my Google search results as an answer to the query “William Strickland barley.” I was looking for William Strickland, … Continue reading “Sir William Strickland On The 1790s US Barley Crop”
People don’t give municipal records the respect they deserve. Where the rubber hits the road, that’s what a municipality is. Consider this from the Records of the Borough of Leicester Being a Series of Extracts from the Archives of the Corporation of Leicester, 1509-1603: Aile tasters and sworne men within the towne of Leicester aforesaid … Continue reading “Ale Tunners And Tunner’s Ale in 1500s Leicester”