Excerpt: Beer tasting is not strictly a professional exercise or reserved only for competitions, but an activity that can be everyday, and with study, training, and practice, anyone can perfect it.
Not many people—not even the most seasoned and passionate cannabis enthusiasts—know how or why the number 420 became linked to marijuana culture. Here’s the real story.
The controversial theory claiming that Christ lived in a beer-centric culture—and that his deeds and miracles involved this beverage rather than wine, as traditionally believed.
Almost everyone agrees that the tradition of consuming green-tinted beer on St. Patrick’s Day is not an Irish tradition; however, very few know the true story of the origin of this custom, where and how it began.
Throughout history, brewers worldwide have relied on local water sources to craft their beers, giving rise to distinct beer styles intrinsically linked to specific regional water profiles.
This holiday, which began as a religious celebration, has evolved into a global event honoring Irish culture with parades, music, food, and of course, beer.
For early humanity, beer was perhaps the most important staple in their diet—a valuable source of protein and vitamins, and a crucial milestone in ensuring our survival as a species.
In the early days of history, there were no hierarchies or private property, only vast savannas to explore and a new world to discover with seemingly endless natural resources. These were the beginnings of what we now understand as humanity.
The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is found in beer, wine, and bread, but also in research laboratories, as it is the organism that initiated modern biochemistry and molecular biology and remains a fundamental testing ground for science.
Lambic, Gueuze, and their various variants are a living relic of a time when all beer was fermented at the mercy of nature.
Nowadays, hops are a primary ingredient in beer brewing, but this wasn’t always the case. Throughout history, they were just one of many different herbs and spices used to flavor and preserve beer.
“The Beer Hunter” is a late-1980s series featuring journalist and writer Michael Jackson as he travels the world in search of the finest beers.
