History of the Week

Beer History Links for March 3 - 10
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Future Post

A research paper by Gary Gillman (of Beer Et Seq. fame) on 'musty ale' is to be published soon by the Brewery History Society!
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American Culture vs Zoigl

There was a recent twitter scuffle on the legitimacy of calling a beer 'Zoigl' since it was brewed outside of the Zoigl region in Germany. Now, I am usually in the mind that if friggin Champagne gets protective rights, so should beer. But this post sums up nicely how I've felt as an American living in Europe, having to deal with European stereotypes of my home country.
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Inula in Beer

A translation of an entry by Pliny shows how Inula can be used to counterbalance overly sweet (i.e. wine) foods. More excitedly, the Brewing Classical crew are planning to brew a millet beer with it!
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Bock

Last Friday was this months Session, this time all about Bock beer. This post briefly delves into the history of the style...
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Post Bock

...while this one is an excerpt from Brewing Battles, describing Bock in pre and post prohibition era America.
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Scottish Beer

New book on Scottish beer by Ron Pattinson!
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False Belgian

"​It’s a small error, as they go, but it has been around for at least 40 years, and it appears everywhere from Michael Jackson’s World Guide to Beer to the labels on bottles of Harvey’s Imperial Extra Double Stout, so let’s try to stamp it to death: Albert Le Coq was NOT a Belgian."
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Beer Historian?

A good description of what we're all doing.

"​For the professional historian, by contrast, beer is less an end in itself than a means for telling critical stories about broader subjects such as gender, capitalism, and empire."
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A dying Art

If I had another life to live, and was born in the right country, I'd pick up this trade in a heartbeat.