Beer throughout time – part 3
War, prohibition and the threat of modern beer The 1900’s was probably the most eventful century for beer with a great deal of hardship, a lot of styles were almost lost. The great wars in many ways were tough on beer, in England, there were shortages in barley rationing of resources, increasing of taxes […]
Beer throughout time – part 2
Beer in the middle ages The middle ages is the time when beer became the drink that we know it as today, but with the production of beer for sale came the start of alcohol taxation. Before the middle ages (5th– 15th Century) in Europe, all beer was brewed without hops, but instead seasoned with […]
Beer throughout time – part 1
Beginnings Time all started with the big bang, now fast forward to the last ice age, as this part of history really isn’t worth remembering…..as there was no beer! The end of the last ice age, around 11,700 years ago, humans had settled in almost every region of the world. The changing climate made the […]
