-- BEER luvers - Did you know

dee1949

.....That beer is the oldest alcoholic beverage....3500 AD. read History below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer

There is a National Geo special on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV36ytSgC3o

tonyb

dee1949 wrote: »

.....That beer is the oldest alcoholic beverage....3500 AD. read History below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer

There is a National Geo special on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV36ytSgC3o

You mean 3500 B.C. unless I'm caught in a time warp.
Wonder if they got dui's back then ?

dee1949

.....Sorry....BC. Too many beers!

If you get a chance...watch the National Geographic special. Very informative on how BEER shaped the world's evolution.

sda2mike

the men that built the pyramids were paid in beer....buckets of beer

dee1949

...Beer was a staple food. Consumed by all ages.....for thousands of years. Had the basic balance, plus added extras.

dragon1952

I make sure I get 6 servings per day

Upstatemax

Makes me want to brew my next batch!

Tony M

Funny and factual thread! I don't drink but did and I find that Pyramid comment great! How else could they have built them...

6 servings a day is probably the national standard for sure!

mhardy6647

I thought that mead (fermented honey) might have predated beer - you have to make beer (i.e, boil malted barley to make the wort) - cider, mead, and wine can just sort of happen if you leave honey or pressed juice or pressed juice sit around and the little Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeasty Boys to do their stuff (convert sugar to ethanol plus carbon dioxide).

An aside: 200 years ago in Massachusetts, everyone (men, women, children) drank... hard cider. Water was not necessarily safe to drink - fermented cider was (as long as it tasted OK, it probably was OK). Hard cider is enjoying a resurgence of interest at least in northern New England... our daughter and son-in-law made a batch last fall (partially fueled by apples from our own trees at our property up in NH); it was tasty.

Jstas

Beer made from honey is called Mead and it's the oldest know alcoholic drink. Pre-dates everything, including wine. Mainly because a very basic form can occur in nature without intervention by people.

Mead is beer. Or at least a type of beer.

beer
?noun
1. an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
2. any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots, molasses or sugar, yeast, etc.: root beer; ginger beer.
3. an individual serving of beer; a glass, can, or bottle of beer: We'll have three beers.


The modern traditionally known sense of beer is #1. The original idea behind beer is #2. Also, mead can have additional flavoring ingredients added to the wort to enhance flavor and preservation. Everything from various herbs and spices to hops.

Hops was not originally intended as a flavoring additive. Hops helps preserve and stabilize the brew. The fact that it adds extra flavor is just icing on the cake. Hops is also a member of the same biological family as marijuana.

mhardy6647

for the record, mead is pretty tasty stuff.

miner

Steeelllaaa!

Vette C6.r

mhardy6647 wrote: »

for the record, mead is pretty tasty stuff.

TOO say the very least.

Jstas

mhardy6647 wrote: »

for the record, mead is pretty tasty stuff.

Knock you on your butt too.

The PA Ren Faire has a honey mead that is about 15% alcohol. Whooo doggy! That'll get you loopy right quick! Especially since it goes down like candy!

dorourke07

Beer. Yeah Beer!

BuckeyeTim

Mmmmmm, liquid bread!

polkfarmboy

I;m drinking beer reading a thread about beer

mhardy6647

polkfarmboy wrote: »

I;m drinking beer reading a thread about beer

that's so meta...

gdb

And some more beer facts............


http://theoatmeal.com/comics/beer

Glowrdr

Another interesting tidbit - text 315-679-4711 with the name of any beer. It will respond with everything you'd want to know about said beer. It's a site (not sure if that's the proper name for a text destination?) setup by some college kids.

No spamming or anything like that, its a legit deal.

gdb

I Google and make Ph. calls, don't text, ever.

newrival

Quite apropo as I just came back from Portland. So full of great beers

audiocr381ve

Their is a fun beer documentary on Netflix that was worth watching. Totally forget the name.

Beer FTW!

mrbigbluelight

That phone number to text beer names to is associated with

http://www.brewerydb.com/

Texted "905 Lite" to the phone number and was directed to go to the brewerydb site.
Don't know how extensive their database is if they don't have "905 Lite". :redface:

Syndil

Been on a hard cider kick myself lately. So much more thirst-quenching than beer when you're hot and parched. Favorites are Strongbow and Original Sin. Woodchuck tastes too much like stomach acid so I call it Upchuck...

BTW it's not alcoholic, but if you're adventurous, try some of Fentimans brews. They have a ginger beer that is the real damn thing, a ginger beer. Has a hell of a bite to it, like ginger should. So tasty. http://www.fentimans.com/soft_drinks

mantis

Right now it's all about pumpkin beers.
Here is a short list for those who would like a quality brew.
They are in order from best to good.

1) RiverHorse Imperial Pumpkin Ale - By far the best Pumpkin ale on the planet
2) Wyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale - very close 2nd as this was my last year favorite , I didn't have the Riverhorse at this time.
3)Saranac Pumpkin ale - sweet spicy and clean. Easy to drink many. Very nice top rated.
4) America's oldest Pumpkin Ale - this was a shocker as I really enjoyed the organic taste. Some could say this should be number one if your a sissy.
5) Wolavers Pumpkin ale - slighty carbonated , sweet and holiday spiced , this is a nice all day long brew.
6) Dogfish Head Pumpkin ale - on the thicker side with a full body , nice combo of sweet and spice.
7) Smuttynose pumpkin ale - not one of my favorites buy very drinkable. It's #7 for a reason , it's better then Samuel Adams and Blue Moon.

So theres a short list , get out there and pick some up.

Naim Audio

gdb wrote: »

And some more beer facts............


http://theoatmeal.com/comics/beer

This site is my LIFE!

gdb

The oatmeal, you mean ?? Yeah, funny stuff.:cheesygrin:

Here: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/music_industry

mrbiron

Been on a hard cider kick myself lately. So much more thirst-quenching than beer when you're hot and parched.

Leave your man card at the door! Beer is ALWAYS quenching!

Mantis, Shipyards Pumpkin Ale and Dogfish are excellent selections. There are a couple more in the area but for the life of me i can't remember their names. The problem with them is they are so addictive!
Octoberfest are also really starting to hit the shelves so i will be dabbling in those are well.

If you ever get a spare moment, Dogfish Head's 120 IPA is possibly my favorite beer right now but watch out, it's a bit "bitey" :twisted::twisted:

steveinaz

Beer makes me all warm & fuzzy inside.

gdb

Well, it IS medicinal, after all !!