History of the Week

Alcohol History Links March 10 - 17
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Nova Scotia Prohibition

The 100-year push for Prohibition in Nova Scotia.

"From a religious base, the movement transformed to a political and popular one, which legislators ignored at their peril. The idea was to re-make society bolus-bolus, re-engineer it to banish the evils associated with drink such as poverty, domestic violence, and workplace inefficiency. From settlement to about 1825 there was a kind of golden age for liquor (perhaps similar to what exists today), but after 1825 pulpit and parliament worked steadily to root out alcohol from the social fabric of the province."
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British Beer in Belgium

A few highlights from the Red Barrel magazine, containing info about a British brewery in Belgium.
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Furta

Weekly translations, with Roman beer bashing! Still, useful information as it tells us that brewing is occurring in Britain and Iberia.

Chinese Strong Flavor Liquor

Stumbled across this article which determines the fermentation techniques of Chinese 'strong liquor'. I will need to read into what that is exactly.

"Chinese strong-flavor liquor (CSFL) is fermented in cellars lined with pit mud (PM). This PM, specific fermented clay, contains microbes that play important roles in CSFL production."