Breweries, as facilities dedicated to beer production, emerged when monasteries and other Christian institutions began producing beer to be used as currency. Early breweries were designed with equipment on higher floors in order to utilize the aid of gravity to in transferring the product between brewing stages. Though this building layout is still somewhat common, … Continue reading Developments in beer production
In modern society, beer is considered a social drink and evidence suggests that beer has always been consumed in a spirit of community. Sumerian depictions of people consuming beer show one vessel with each person drinking the beer from an individual straw. We know that straws were initially used in drinking beer to filter through … Continue reading Sharing beer for trust and friendship
Though historians aren’t certain when beer was first made, there is a general consensus that spontaneous fermentation started it all. Mesopotamian clay tablets dating back 5000 years indicate that a beer called sikaru was made and that it was nearly identical to modern-day Belgian lambic – making lambic the oldest existing beer style, and also … Continue reading Lambic: the oldest existing beer style
You can’t argue that driving a vehicle after drinking is a good thing to do. This takes on a whole new meaning though with the rise of craft brewing. Blood alcohol level or content (BAC) is defined as the percentage of alcohol in a person’s blood. A BAC of 0.10 means that 0.10% (one tenth … Continue reading New math for beer drinkers
Cozy up to the bar and order a pint. Depending on which country you are in will determine the size of the glass you receive. In the United States, a pint of beer is equivalent to just 16 ounces. Pints are based on 1/8 of a gallon, but the definition of gallon varies. The liquid … Continue reading All pints are not created equal
Beer has been around since before cheese, sugar, mustard, coffee, and Spam.* While there is some discrepancy of exactly when beer was first discovered, there is no doubt that it was a very long time ago. An article in Scientific American (Sept 2013) claims 7000 BC. The oldest recipe in the world is said to … Continue reading Cheers to women as early as 7000 BC
The modern-day “six pack of beer” was created after the repeal of prohibition when beer sales shifted from consumption establishments (breweries) to retail outlets (grocers). In the late 1940s/early 1950s is when to-go packaging emerged. Less than 7% of the breweries that existed around 1949 offered take-home or carry-home as it was called then. Beer … Continue reading Origin of the 6-pack
