Beer – Interesting Facts 4
In olde England, town inns paid a government tax known as a ’scot’ for serving beer.
Beer lovers who left town to drink at rural pubs were said to be drinking ’scot free’.
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Matthew – http://www.FortyBeers.com
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Beer Review 2– “Chopper Heavy” from Steel River Brewery.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to Beer Review Number 2 – “Chopper Heavy” from the good people Steel River Brewery, in New South Wales, Australia. Chopper Heavy is a so called Australian Style Lager. What that means I’m not entirely sure, but I can say [...]
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This morning I made an unexpected discovery.
As I was shaving, I noticed what appeared to be a grey hair. Given my age, this did not instantly seem unusual – there have been a couple in the past, and doubtless will be a few more… It appeared to be in that strange area just above the [...]
Beer – Interesting Facts 3
After consuming buckets of aul (or ale), the Vikings would head fearlessly into battle, often without armour or even shirts.
In fact, “berserk” means “bare shirt” in Norse, and eventually took on the meaning of their wild battles.
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Matthew – FortyBeers.com
