History of the Week

Alcohol History Links May 12 - 19
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Spent Grain Fermentations

An awesome homebrew experiment that tested whether spent grains could be used to ferment future batches of beer.
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History of the Brooklyn Lager

A look into the history behind Brooklyn lager.

"To read this morning the beer was in fact inspired by a c. 1900 brewing log makes perfect sense, everything ties together. I had been aware that Sam Adams lager was inspired by a 19th century recipe, and broadly it shows the traits the research disclosed, but I hadn’t known that Brooklyn brewery’s lager had similar roots."

Be sure to catch some new publications from Beer et seq. in the new Brewery History!
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Beginnings of Agriculture

A nice overview of the recent works at Gobekli Tepe and their implications to brewings' role in the development of agriculture.
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Mamos beer revival

A brewery in Athens is set to revive a recipe developed in the early 1900s, thanks to the efforts of the original brewer's grandson.

Gettelman Brewery

Efforts to bulldoze an old malting facility by MillerCoors was put on hold by the local city council.

Charlottesville Brewing History

A new book outlining beer and brewing in Charlottesville, Virginia.