Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
Have my mentioned my last two and a half years have been a bit of a blur at work? The history blogging has suffered. But it’s always the things we hold most dear that fall away, aren’t they. Well, as I expect is the case with you, it’s a bit quieter in the evenings around … Continue reading “Wouldn’t We All Prefer A Nice Quart of Dorchester Ale… Or Beer?”
On Tuesday, I had a great joke all prepared for my proctologist, analogizing with him or her over the election results. But… well, at least in the end, we seem to have had a good result. In both senses. Not much time for me to focus on the beer industry, however, which makes this week’s … Continue reading “The Thursday Beer News Update For A Week When My Mind Was Elsewhere”
For a while now I have been noodling around 1600s English brewing history and have a bunch of posts that you can generally find here with a few other topics from that century woven in. The important things to understand are: (i) there were distinct forms of beer easily recognizable by the consumer, (ii) they … Continue reading “I Get It. It’s Lambeth Ale. But Why Is It “Lambeth” Ale?”
Now, as you know, I did take one year of Latin in undergrad but it’s not like I learned anything. So, the other day, when I found the notes from the provisioning of the English forces in the 1390-91 crusade eventually against the Lithuanians, I knew it was provisioning notes in Latin but there were plenty … Continue reading “Putting The 1390-91 Crusade Beer Buying Notes Through A Latin Translator”
A bit of a jumble, this post. First, here’s an interesting 15th century slag: Ye have herde that twoo Flemmynges togedere Wol undertake or they goo ony whethere Or they rise onys, to drynke a baralle fulle Of gode berkeyne; so sore they hale and pulle Undre the borde they pissen as they sitte Those … Continue reading “Notes: Flemmynges, Hans Beerpot, Thirsty Actors And An Odd Crusade”
So, here we are. The end. Stan has asked for one last kick at the can and asks us to consider: Pick a beer for the end of a life, an end of a meal, an end of a day, an end of a relationship. So happy or sad, or something between. Write about the … Continue reading “Session 142: The End Is Over And Now There’s Nuttin’”
The note in the fourth issue of The Vocal Magazine to the Compleat British Songster at Song 455 says it was written by the editor “and occasioned by his drinking some extraordinary fine Ale with his Friend J. Morris, Esq. brewed by Mr. Bower of Dorchester” which is fabulous as we now have the name and … Continue reading “Sing Along With “Dorchester Beer” Circa 1784″
The beery discussion this past week was woven with tales of travel. Don’t get me wrong. I think the whole idea of beer tourism is weird. If I travel, I save maybe 15 minutes every second day for thoughts about a beer. I like museums, beaches, shopping, seeing friends and family, wandering and napping too … Continue reading “Your “What I Did On My Summer Vacation” And Other Beery News Update”
It is obviously a tough time here in Ontario and in Canada. The mass murder on Yonge Street in Toronto on Monday has struck hard and will affect many for years to come. It has come so soon after the Humboldt tragedy. And for our house, a neighbour – dearly liked, always been good to the kids – … Continue reading “Some Beery News Links For The Sudden Coming Of Spring”
This is a real puzzle. As discussed a few weeks ago, we are largely unaware of what was Lambeth Ale in the second half of the 1600s in England and how it set itself in the hierarchy of drinks. I am just going to note a few more findings in this post with the hope … Continue reading “A Short Update On That Apparently Very Fine Thing, Lambeth Ale”