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History of the Week

10/7/2016

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Alcohol History links for September 30 - October 7
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Bit of a slow news week, it seems.

Beer ratings in 1893

​Beer ratings used at a 1893 competition where Pabst beats out Anheuser

“ The judges used a 100-point scale, divided into 15 for brilliancy, 20 for flavour, 20 for commercial importance, and 45 for chemical analysis (purity or absence of improper foreign matter). I find this system very interesting viewed from the perspective of a beer fan of 120 years later.”
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Pumpkin ale, a history

History of pumpkin ale.

“In one account dating to 1771, a writer complains about the flavour of “pompillon ale,” though he concedes its taste improves after being cellared for two years.”
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Those making beer will be grieved

A passage from the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Old Testament, with a brief mentioning of beer brewing.
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SABMiller India documentary

A five part documentary series following Benjamin Hayward uncovering the history of his great grandfather’s brewery in India. ​
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