History of the Week

Alcohol History Links August 11 - 18
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Sophocles

Early Greco-Roman words for beer from your translation of the week!

Yankee Ways of Canada

Continuing research into the American influence on the Whisky industry in early Canada and how an influx of British immigrants easily adopted to the 'New World' ways of life.

Fascism and Beer

A snippit of racism and fascism present within the brewing industry (Now I'm really never drinking  a Coors, on the rare off chance Im offered one).

San DIego Archives

Efforts are now underway to preserve and archive the craft beer history of San Diego.
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Ol Photos

A nice collection of old brewing and brewery photos from Cleveland.
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From last week
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More on Witchcraft and Alewives

My apologies, this one slipped through the cracks, and I feel its too important to let it slide! 

"As both Bennett and Hester have argued, it is hard to know whether alewives were accused of being witches because they were alewives or due to their poor social position-little extant evidence remains to be able to discern this without a doubt. However, what is very clear, is that both the language used to describe alewives and accused witches, and the socio-economic position of the two groups, is remarkably similar, as we have seen."
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