History of the Week

Alcohol History Links August 26 - September 2
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Scottish Ale Fermentation STyle

I must admit I read (Scottish brewers fermented ales at temps similar to lagers) this on more than one occasion and assumed it to be true. Goes to show how skeptical you must be when reading beer history.

American Lager

Thoughts on American Lager pre & post prohibition.
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Notes on Bill Urquhart

There’s a certain joy in learning about someone dedicated to their craft (beer), especially when theyre faced with similar issues as today.
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Davra

Journey #6 through Lithuania.

“They all make good beer, but the farmhouse brewers very clearly see themselves as keepers of the tradition, people whose task it is to keep a part of Lithuanian culture alive. The Davra brewers, however, clearly are businessmen, and not guardians of the cultural heritage.”

Historic Barley Varieties

A farm decided to brew beer using modern and historic varieties of barley in Oregon.

PITTSBURGH Museum

Oddly enough, another beer museum in the works.

Mesolithic Diet in the Balkans

Key takeaway here: “the team also found that starch granules preserved in the dental calculus from Vlasac were consistent with domestic species such as wheat (Triticum monococcum, Triticum dicoccum) and barley (Hordeum distichon), which were also the main crops found among Early Neolithic communities of southeast Europe.”

Could have implications for the development of brewing in Europe, but would be extremely difficult to prove.