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| | | | How long have British brewers been using American hops? Far, far longer than you might have guessed: for around two centuries, in fact. The earliest evidence I've collected so far of hops from the United States in England is from exactly 196 years ago: May 1817, when the Liverpool Mercury newspaper carried a notice of | |
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| | | | While ostensibly German-style lagers dominate the bulk of the American beer landscape now, German brewers were a relatively late addition to the scene, arriving in large numbers only in the mid-19th century. But the successes of this often tight-knit community bred resentment and xenophobia from those whose forebears had arrived in the US in earlier waves of immigration-and that ill will helped to bring about Prohibition. But before we rush straight to 1920, a brief review is in order. | |
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| | | | Isn't this exciting? Our first glimpse into the world of 19th-century malt liquors. And where better to start than that perennial favourite ... | |
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| | This is a fascinating picture, and not just because of the cats: it depicts the sort of labour-intensive cellar practice that the Burton union system was invented in the 1830s to eliminate, though this engraving dates from 1875. It illustrates the scene in the cellar at Thomas Aitken's Victoria Parade brewery in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, |