Articles
Topic: Brewing History
Brewing Ancient Nordic Grog
“I’m lucky I get to do this,” Sam Calagione, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Owner and Brewmaster states in no uncertain terms when asked about one of his latest “archaeobeer” projects: Kvasir. This
Historical Homebrew – HammerSmith Ales
The history of the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is inextricably linked with brewing. At some city festivals, for instance, you might witness the resurrection of 19th-century Moravian city brewer-turned-mayor Johann Sebastian Goundie.
Schwarzviertler — A Shadowy Dunkel From A “Dark Block”
This article is about an unusual, very dark Bavarian dunkel called Schwarzviertler that I encountered during my peregrinations through the world of beer. It is made by Braumeister Cornelius Faust of Brauhaus
Drewrys Brewery: Celebrating History with Cream Ale
In 1933, when the United States was deep in the throes of the Great Depression, patience with the thirteen-year-old “noble experiment” of Prohibition had waned. It had turned millions of otherwise law-abiding
Origins of Lager Yeast
The domestication of barley coincides with the first year-round settlements of early humans, who were previously nomadic. This event occurred in the Fertile Crescent — the region surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates
Black is Beautiful: Black Malts
My mother’s favorite phrase for a really dark place was “It’s as black as Newgate’s Knocker!” This derived from the infamous Newgate prison where public executions of criminals were carried out in
Porter Beginnings
If you have read any of my other articles in Brew Your Own you will know that I have a great interest in trying to reproduce historical beers. The beer that really
Tesgüino
The Sacred Corn Beer of the Sierra Madre
Prohibition Porter
A couple homebrewers brewed a real Prohibition-era beer with malt extract from the 1920s.
Pre-Prohibition Techniques
Learn to brew like they did pre-Prohibition, with the help of someone who has the old brewing notebooks.
New Albion Ale: The First US Craft Beer
The first modern microbrewed ale in the United States was New Albion Ale. Learn how to brew this historic ale.
The House of Heileman
The rise and fall of an American brewery. How investment hijinks brought down a brewing empire. Plus: the keys to kräusening — and an Old Style clone recipe.
