There are evidence that 6000-5000 bc mankind cultivated and used opium as a way of reality altering substance so the use of such products are not uncommon throughout history. These type of products have been used for all manners of... Läs mer
In the beginning there were no restrictions as to who could brew and who could not. As long as people followed rules and laws anyone could brew as much as they liked. In some cities though there were guilds and... Läs mer
Turning into an industry The question is when, how and why did people start having brewing as a full time profession. It’s not all that easy to pinpoint exactly when that happened and it slowly progressed over time. In the... Läs mer
The church spread the art of brewing As have been stated before, if is well known knowledge by now, monks, abbots, men and women of the church did drink a lot of beer. Men stood for more beer drinking than... Läs mer
As we know beer was recommended as remedy for all kinds of illness and it’s capability to help the sick was well known. If it was true or not that it acctually worked is a different matter, this is what... Läs mer
Under William the Conquerors rule there were the first regulations on quality of beer in the area. Reason being is that William was concerned about just that, the quality was perhaps not what it should be. And so was appointed... Läs mer
Ireland was not affected by the Romans during their invasion and thus not exposed to wine as other parts of Europe and indeed what would become Great Britian. The main drink to get intoxicated in Irelandwas beer (cuirm in old... Läs mer
I will now touch on a sensitive subject that is open to much debate and will most likely never been completely solved. I have mentioned earlier about the difference between gruit and hops so I thought it would only be... Läs mer
Background When thinking of beer today most of us would not consider drinking it unless it contained some amount of hops. That was not always the case, early on beer was not hoped so how is it that we started... Läs mer
To continue with what health benefits there are with drinking beer, remember that this is about how it is viewed in a historic manner and not with modern beer. The difference, as I pointed out earlier, is that modern beer... Läs mer