History of the Week

Alcohol History Links March 31 - April 7
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Planter's Punch​

A print of an old punch recipe which is giving me strong rum cravings...

"A Washington, D.C. newspaper in 1903 gives a recipe for Planter’s Punch which is both simple and very good. This has to be one of the older references to the drink in the U.S., perhaps the oldest."
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A Thracian reference to beer

A reference to Thracian beer from the play Lycurgus.

"Although beer was rife with such additions in antiquity, it is unclear what and when the additions were added to beer according to Thracian beer culture."
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The Brewer Pollard

The story of David Pollard, one of Britain's first-wave microbrewer.
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More on Cream Ale

A dig into some records concerning cream ale, and what it really means.

"If style can be applied to the concept at all, cream ales at best probably represented styles. They were not a response to pilsners as they predate Gillig and were in mass production happily in their own right though the mid- and latter 1800s."
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Taxes, everyone's favorite topic

But they're really important, at least to brewing history. This is a look into taxes around the 1870s.
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This land, Your land, My land exhibit

For those out in Oregon, there is an exhibit coming up on May 3rd which explores minority land ownership, featuring a talk from the OHBA!

Celebrating 450 years

The oldest pub in Devizes will be celebrating its 450th anniversary with a special beer on March 30th - April 1st.
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tchoukoutou

Antimicrobial properties of the starter culture for the indigenous brew Tchoukoutou.
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Prehistoric Pottery

A quick how-to video on making prehistoric pottery.
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