Alcoholic Drinks, Beer, Bible, Wine “…while ‘strong drink’ remains the most frequent English translation of שֵׁכָר, confusion about its identity persists” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 September 2017 Today, while ‘strong drink’ remains the most frequent English translation of שֵׁכָר, confusion about...
Archaeology, Beer, Bible “Archaeological evidence of beer-making is often hard to come by because most of the tools used in beer production…are often linked to bread-making…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 July 2017 Archaeological evidence of beer-making is often hard to come by because most of the...
Beer “I worry that yet another major shift in the beer landscape is upon us — and this time, American consumers will be the losers” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 July 2017 After years of 15 percent growth, the craft sector is down to the single...
Alcoholic Drinks, Beer, Middle East, Wine “The ancient Near East was divided in its alcoholic beverages into two main regions, those whose geographical properties suited the growing of grapes and those unsuited for growing grapes” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 July 2017 The ancient Near East was divided in its alcoholic beverages into two main regions,...
Beer “Beer to us has always been more than the liquid and we want to make sure we keep it that way” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 June 2017 Access to market and fair trade practices may seem like far-away concepts for beer...
Beer “Craft used to be as simple as ‘How good is the beer in the glass?'” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 June 2017 With AB InBev’s recent dagger-to-the-heart acquisition of beer-universally admired Wicked Weed, the polarization between...
Beer “…it really is up to the brewery and the beer fans to be personally mindful about nurturing our beer scene” Author Drew Kaplan Date 20 June 2017 Sometimes, we are caught in very challenging circumstances and it really is up to...
Beer “German brewers still observe a version of the Reinheitsgebot, but Belgian brewers, just across the border, have cheerfully renounced it” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 June 2017 According to the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot, or Purity Law, of 1516, beer can be made...
Babylonian Talmud, Beer “Being the principal alcoholic beverage of Mesopotamia, beer is discussed at length in the Babylonian Talmud and, naturally, the vocabulary is Mesopotamian” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 June 2017 Being the principal alcoholic beverage of Mesopotamia, it is discussed at length in the...
Beer “The strictures of the Reinheitsgebot have helped turn German brewers into the most resourceful and technically capable in the world” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 June 2017 A well-made German beer is both tasty and relatively wholesome: in Bavaria, it’s considered...