| "Here and There" by Clay Moore and Jay Silvers A beer's IBUs (International Bittering Units) is measured with the use of a solvent extraction and a spectrophotometer. Note however that the scale is less reliable in terms of relative bitterness as the numbers get higher. For example a lager with an IBU of 20 could taste more bitter than a stout iwth and IBU of 40 because of the flavor intensity of each. Vassar College was one of the first women's colleges in the USA. Matthew Vassar gave almost half his large fortune and over 200 acres of land to create the school in Poughkeepsie NY. Mr. Vassar made his money as a brewer. Quiz #1 - Rank from highest to lowest the cost of an average domestic beer in the following countries: a. China; b. Netherlands, c. Germany; d. Iran; e. Belgium Answers: a, b, c, d. e - not. Just seeing if you looked ahead. The real answer are d,e,b,c,a For centuries cultures in So. and Central America have used corn to make beer. Chicha de jora is made by germinating maize (corn) to extract the malt sugars. The wort is then boilded and fermented in large clay pots for days before it's boiled. A little ditty from John Gray's The Beggar's Opera (1725)- Some folks of cider make a rout And cider's well enough no doubt When better liquors fail But wine, that's richer, better still Ev'n wine itself, (deny't who will) Must ield to nappy Ale Quiz #2 - match the celebrities with they beers they've famously endorsed - 1. Ed McMahon & Frank Sinatra; 2. Billy Dee Williams; 3. Gordon Ramsay; 4. Lance Armstrong; 5, Harrison Ford. // The beers: 1. Innis & Gunn; b. Michelob Ultra; c. Budweiser; d. Colt 45; e. Kirin The answers: 1.c; 2.d; 3.a; 4.b; 5.e "Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer." Henry Lawson A Judge's hard drinking wife kept going up to the bar at a big party to get a drink. Her husband eventually said, "that's the sixth time you've been up to the bar. Doesn't it embarrass you? "Why should it?" she responded. "I just explain I'm getting them for you." It's been a mild winter so far but just in case it has a few punches left keep this recipe handy for a Hop Toddy - Add a dash of bourbon to a glass of a double IPA. Mix in a few teaspoons of honey, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a half dozen barely crushed juniper berries. Serve lightly warmed. Repeat if there's snow to shovel. Quiz #3 - the last one, we promise. Match the catchphrase with the beer. 1. Great Taste, Less Filling; 2. It's beer, Hooray beer!; 3. America's World Class Beer; 4. The beer that made Milwaukee famous; 5. Head for the Mountains. The beers - a. Red Stripe; b. Samuel Adams; c. Miller Lite; d. Busch; e.Schlitz 1. c; 2. a; 3.b; 4. c; 5. d Did we tell you about the bar regular Charlie? He doesn't wear glasses, he just empties them. "My books are like beer; those of the great geniuses are like fine aged wine. Fortunately everybody a lot more people drink beer" Mark Twain Saison means "season" in French. This style of beer that originated on farms in France and in the French-speaking area of Belgium known as Wallonia. Originally it was produced in the cooler months and consumed throughout the farming season, these beers were made to refresh seasonal workers known as "saisonnières" as the weather warmed up. Did you know that - Hops are poisonous to dogs. Malt content directly influences beer color Frosty glasses cause foaming Most Americans live within 10 miles of a craft brewery. "I have to think hard to name an interesting man who does not drink beer." Richard Burton "You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning Clay and Jay See you next month! |
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