History of the Week

Alcohol History Links Jun 30 - July 7
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Vindolanda

Your weekly translations, this time about the Vindolanda tablets! 
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Caramel Bier

Continuing research into 1920's German brewing.

Beer from Unmalted Grain

More discussion on whether it's possible to make beer from unmalted grain.
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The Subcategories of IPA

A brief look into how IPAs have evolved over time, and how we should create subcategories for the popular style.
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Thread Beers

An interesting examination of the predecessor to the porter style.

"In the past, I’ve drawn attention to the fact that there were thread variants apart from the well-known “three threads”, a London beer type of the early 1700s. Three threads, aka three thirds, was a mixed beer which preceded porter and for which porter emerged after 1720, or IMO, as a substitute. There were two threads, three threads, four threads, and six threads, at least, and apparently also, single thread."
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Examining the Lexicon of Brewing 

Research into why we use micro instead of mini to describe independent brewers.
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The Story of Beer