\nSo question No. 1. If “people were imbibing alcohol long before they invented writing” how the heck did they blog about it? This is a long one, so set aside some time. Should you not be convinced, consider this, “You could say we came out of the trees to get a beer.” [Via National Geographic]<\/strong><\/p>\n
Three Notable Breweries of the Wasteland.<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n The yeast scream.<\/a><\/strong> Charting all the beer styles.<\/a><\/strong> “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” \u2013 No Thanks.<\/a><\/strong> This is Why I’m Drunk,<\/a> Good Beer Hunting<\/a> and A Good Beer Blog<\/a> each had posts last week about politics, primarily — but not exclusively — about choices facing breweries when it comes to politics. Added later Monday<\/strong> (don’t know how I missed it)<\/em>: Beervana<\/a> contributes to the political discussion. <\/p>\n Judgment of Paris No Clear-Cut Decision.<\/a><\/strong> Smelling Terroir: A New Study Suggests People Can Smell the Difference Between Wines Solely Based on Terroir (but can we, really?)<\/a><\/strong> “It’s nice to think that even in barbarian lands it’s possible to receive the sacrament of the one true living beer.” [Via Ed’s Beer Site<\/a>]<\/p>\n do you like to clean puke, get punched in the face, and work every weekend night til 3am? the black cat is hiring! https:\/\/t.co\/QBldectMb3<\/a><\/p>\n — Black Cat (@BlackCatDC) January 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nFiction. How ’bout that? Perhaps made more relevant because this “post-apocalyptic future, where civilization has been destroyed and is currently in the process of being rebuilt” feels far too imminent. [Via The Thirsty Wench, h\/T @totalcurtis<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Old](\"http:\/\/appellationbeer.com\/images\/20170130-signs.jpg\")
Signs Of The Times: How Chicago Bars Got So Many Old Style Signs.<\/a><\/strong>
\nThese signs were last produced in the 1980s, but there are still plenty around. [Via WBEZ]<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nHow long until we see a beer called “gj\u00e6rkauk” on the market? [Via larsblog]<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n“A series of charts for all 100 styles. Mouseover any style for more details and commercial examples. Rectangles to the top right corner represent beer that is high in alcohol and high in bitterness. In contrast, a rectangle in the bottom left corner represents a beer that is low in alcohol and low in bitterness.” [Via FlowingData]<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n“I inhabit a bubble. Both socially and politically. Which is why I find myself occasionally shocked by events both politically (blah blah blah Brexit, blah blah blah Trump….) and socially like those things that Mark<\/a> deals with above.” [Via BeersManchester]<\/strong><\/p>\nSPEAKING OF POLITICS<\/h5>\n
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\nThis kind of ruins a story people have been telling for 40 years. “While the event has been held up as the defining moment for American wine, it was \u2013 like the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand \u2013 probably just a catalyst for what was going to happen next anyway. What it has done has shown that wine scores are useless junk numbers that have almost no base in reality, especially when there are multiple scorers involved.” [Via wine-searcher]<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThe discussion here reminds me why it took so long for me to get comfortable with the term beer terroir.<\/em> For instance, this is listed as a problem with the study: “(W)hile the results of the study highlighted in this post have shown that people can smell the difference between two wines from different places, there is no way to know if they are, in fact,’smelling terroir’ as the researchers suggest, or perhaps smelling the varying viticulture and\/or winemaking procedures employed by different wineries.” To switch this over to a more important topic, say beer, I don’t view it as a problem. Neer terroir<\/em> exists when brewers choose to allow the place where the beer made to express itself or the ingredients use to make it do the same. [Via the academcwino]<\/strong> <\/p>\nSENTENCE OF THE WEEK<\/h5>\n
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