| "Here and There" by Clay Moore and Jay Silvers The Barbe Rouge Hope is a fairly rare, delicate aroma hop native to France, and features red current, raspberry, and strawberry. Background notes are of cherry and bubble gum. Think super fruity beer juice. One of the reasons the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock was because they were out of beer. They had originally planned to travel farther south to find a warmer climate. The lesson is always carry extra beer with you.. Americans drink more than 7 billion gallons of beer per year. States that drink the most beer per capita are New Hampshire at 40.6 gallons per person per year (probably because the state doesn't tax alcohol. Montana at 39.4 and North and South Dakota at 38.3 and 38.2 respectively. Margaritas mean tequila but when you think tequila you should be thinking beer. Some of the most favorable craft beers made today are aged in barrels that previously held the liquor. We recommend just about any such beer. Just the other day we overheard heard our friend Glenn say to the bartender "this beer is skunked. I can't drink it. Call the manager." The bartender replied "it's no use talking to him, he won't drink it either." If you want to wean a wine drinking friend off the stuff and over to beer try these - Two Roads Sauvignon Blanc Gose, Dogfish Head Mixed Media, Allagash Victor, or Captain Lawrence Cuvee de Castelton because all are fermented with grape must. George Washington insisted members of his Continental Army each receive a quart of beer as part of their daily rations. I guess that makes us historical reenactors. "He drank as though his beer was medicine, without pleasure, intent on the result." Robert Galbraith Gruit was a popular alcoholic beverage made with herbs, before hopped beer became popular. Quiz Time- . In the brewing process the fermentation step turns sugar into alcohol and what else? A. Malt; B. more Sugar; C. Nitrogen D. Carbon Dioxide Ans. D Some historians claim the famous Bavarian Purity Law of 1516 which required beer to be made with hops, was an effort by the church to enforce chastity in the masses, since hops are soporific rather than a stimulant. A yard of ale is a long glass with a bulb at the end, said to be used by publicans in England so they could easily pass a glass of ale up to a seated coachman stopping in for a drink. Well, it could be true. After New Belgium came out with a very popular beer called "Sunshine Wheat", MillerCoors, through its Leinenkugel brand, came out with a beer called "Sunset Wheat". They claimed it was just a coincidence. The Mistral Hop is a cross between Strisselspalt and Cascade. It imparts juicy fruit flavors of pear, passion fruit, melon, and mango, with background notes of kumquat and lychee. Sounds good but we'll take good old Cascade any day. Our friend Brian told us he's a smart shopper. He went into a bar that had a sign on the window that said "all the beer you can drink for $1" and immediately ordered $2 worth. "Thirstily he set it to his lips, and as its cool refreshment began to soothe his throat, he thanked Heaven that in a world of much evil there was still so good a thing as ale." Rafael Sabatini, Fortune's Fool Quiz Time: Who owned a private brewery? a. Jimmy Carter and his brother, Billy b. FDR; c. Abraham Lincoln; d. George Washington ans. d "It was my Uncle George who discovered that beer was a food, well in advance of modern medical thought." PG Wodehouse Andre the Giant allegedly could drink 119 beers in six hours (for most of us, quite an impossible feat, but for this 7’4”, 529 lb goliath of a man, just another day at the office). Let's hope he never passed out. No one could move him. The speed record for beer drinking was once set by Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke (2.5 pints in 11 seconds). He gets our vote anytime he wants. ============== "You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning." See you next month! |
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