Category Archives: Beer

Hangover

SYMPTOMS – But I had Such a Good Time Your head pounds, you’re desperately thirsty, you ache like you’ve been tackled by Roosevelt Grier.  Bright lights and loud noises hit you like harpoons.  You’re sweaty, shaky, sick, crabby, and so … Continue reading

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Liquor Taxes, Taxes, and More Taxes

TAXES WHILE LIQUOR IS BEING MADE Distilleries pay property taxes on land, buildings, equipment and also on their inventory.  For every year a barrel of spirits ages in its warehouse, a distillery pays property tax to the US State in … Continue reading

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Alcohol in the Movies

Beer, wine, whiskey, and cocktails in movies illustrate everything from people having a boozy, brawling good or bad time, to the affectations of high society, to the ravages of alcoholism.  In some cases a particular drink is identified with a certain … Continue reading

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Beer Styles

There are two choices when ordering a beer: ale or lager.  All brews in the multitude that exist today are variations on those two themes.  The brewing process determines the difference. ALE Ale yeast ferments at 60°-75°F.  It produces flowery aromas in addition … Continue reading

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Hops: A Science Lesson

Beer begins as a vat of sweet sugar water (the wort) made from malted grain.  Centuries ago, brewers added bitter herbs and flowers such as dandelion, marigold, and heather to reduce the wort’s sweetness.  Using hops to add bitterness to beer … Continue reading

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Beer Brewing

Beer is the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage, possibly dating back to 9000 BC in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.  From there is has been traced to the Greeks, then the Romans, then the British and Anglo-Saxons.  The Irish and Germans spread brewing … Continue reading

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Beer, What’s In It?

Beer has but four ingredients: BARLEY Any grain can be used to make beer.  There are popular wheat beers, such as Blue Moon, as well as oat beers, but barley is most commonly used.  Barley is a cereal grain not … Continue reading

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