A Brief History of Beer

05/28/21 • 18 min

The story behind your summertime brews!
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Oliver, Garrett. "The Oxford Companion to Beer: The History of Beer." Craft Beer & Brewing. Accessed May 26, 2021. https://beerandbrewing.com/dictionary/UqfrcsPoAI/

Johnson, Ben. "The Great British Pub." Historic UK. Accessed May 26, 2021. https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Great-British-Pub/

Skelton, John. "The Tunning of Elynour Rummyng." 1550.

Young, Thomas W. "Beer." The Encyclopaedia Britannica. May 4, 2021. Accessed May 26, 2021. https://www.britannica.com/topic/beer

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Concerning Hobbits . . . And Hippies

How a counterculture movement fell in love with the Hobbit folk!
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Overhead forest photo by Spencer Watson via Unsplash.
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Music: "Wonderland" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Three noble pups of Greek myth!
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Scholar Minor - A Brief History of Beer

Transcript

Welcome back friends!

Even though it’s still technically Spring here in the California Central Valley, we’re anticipating our first heatwave in the coming days and it is starting to feel like Summer already!

This Summer will be an interesting one for me, as in preparation for an upcoming medical procedure I will have to abstain from one of my very favorite aspects of hot summer evenings this year - beer.

I love beer, and I am lucky enough to live in a region with incred