Beer, Bible “The importance of beer in the ancient Near East can be seen by the fact that, in time, the word for beer came to designate the state of drunkenness” Author Drew Kaplan Date 13 February 2017 The importance of beer in the ancient Near East can be seen by the...
Beer “…it is in the literature. rather than in the archaeology and economic records of the ancient Near East, that beer leaves its greatest mark” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 February 2017 Unlike wine, beer does not improve with age and it is typically consumed immediately....
Babylonian Talmud, Beer, Wine “…it appears that wine was much more expensive in Babylonia than beer in the Talmudic period” Author Drew Kaplan Date 8 February 2017 …it appears that wine was much more expensive in Babylonia than beer in the...
Beer “Humans have been making beer for at least 5,000 years, and most likely much longer” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 February 2017 Humans have been making beer for at least 5,000 years, and most likely much...
Alcoholic Drinks, Beer, Bible, Wine “Ancient alcoholic beverages don’t always fit into neat, distinct categories” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 February 2017 Ancient alcoholic beverages don’t always fit into neat, distinct categories. Chemical evidence of ancient...
Beer “Now we all know obnoxious beer snobs (to be differentiated from nerds or geeks)…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 December 2016 Now we all know obnoxious beer snobs (to be differentiated from nerds or geeks),...
Beer, Politics in America “…the point of the saloon was never the lager. It was the shared institution. Today it often feels as if the only shared spaces are big-box checkout lines and fast-food parking lots” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 November 2016 Neither work nor unions nor “decent homes” seem stable anymore. And older social institutions...
Beer “Oxidation flavors in finished beer are the product of the combined effect of dissolved oxygen, time, and temperature” Author Drew Kaplan Date 27 October 2016 Oxidation flavors in finished beer are the product of the combined effect of [dissolved...
Beer “The history of various forms beverages offers a window into both the human condition and how our culture fulfills this basic biological need” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 October 2016 Every nuance to what we taste and smell has a story behind it, stories...
Beer “The sour effect in many wild ales is usually a combination of lactic, malic, and acetic acids produced by the bacteria lactobacillus and pediococcus” Author Drew Kaplan Date 30 September 2016 The sour effect in many wild ales is usually a combination of lactic, malic,...