History of the Week

Alcohol History Links Dec 9 - 16
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Musty Ale

Unraveling the history of ‘Old Musty Ale.'
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A Brewing map of Norway

​A geographical look at the brewing traditions in Norway.

“I've collected enough evidence now that I'm beginning to get a picture of farmhouse brewing as it was practiced in Norway in the past. However, to understand how people brewed we have to start with the geography, because that determined everything else. The brewing was a tradition descending in unbroken line from the Stone Age to the present. There were lots of changes on the way, and these were transmitted from village to village. When you look at the resulting patterns on a map it's obvious that the geography was tremendously important for what influences went where.”
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Alonso De Herrera

​An account of the first European brewery to open in the Americas, circa 1540s.
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Spartan Barley

Reviving an old type of barley that was grown around 1916. 
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Green's Ancient Grains

Even more ancient grain use.
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Sioux City Breweries

Seems beer museums are becoming more popular. Sioux City Public Museum is putting up an exhibit on the town's brewing history that will go til March 2017.