Happy to meet, but not at Denny’s. The last one in Humboldt County closed 6 months ago. Let’s meet up at Mad River Brewery for decent BBQ.

But... they already had Budweiser in the States when those two founded their brewery. They started in 1876, a year AFTER Budweiser was imported to the US from the real Budweis.

They just stole the name, pissed in bottles (I'm assuming) and re-sold it.

Hops started being used along the Rhine river in Germany around the 10th-11th century. It took some time before the use of hops was written into the Purity Law to ensure the quality of beer.

Because German beer would keep longer, it could be distributed further. With wider distribution, the beer could be made in larger batches. Larger batches meant it could be made more cheaply (per unit) which allowed German beer to compete against local breweries.

The early edge the Germans had in incorporating hops into their ales and beers gave them a competitive advantage that would last for centuries, and a brewing culture that thrives to this day.

Incidentally, the invention of calculus made trade easier as most beer (and pretty much everything else too) was carried in wooden barrels. Since barrels were hand-made they would often have slightly different sizes. Calculus made it easier to calculate the volume of the container to ensure the seller and customer would get a fair deal on the trade.

Yeah that's definitely a big part of the appeal, and I do hope this is a useful invention. Though there are lots of uses for spent grain already. It's a by product, but it seems like more of a commodity than a waste product.

http://modernfarmer.com/2015/08/recycled-brewery-waste/

http://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/sustainable-uses-of-spent-grain

Looks like it depends how you store it...

http://www.hairofthedog.com/beers/Vintage_Fred.asp

I went to this brewery once and they were selling glasses of the old stuff for something like 25$ or more a pint. Their new beer was very good on its own and with quite a kick.

Yo fellow traveler: The Andechs Monestary looks pretty cool-Maybe check out the Benedictine-scene and have yer pint or two there? High art, cool haircuts, giant pretzels, dudes all workin' together inna ancient, holy brewery??

Superfecta, eh?!

>> ^EvilDeathBee:


Now that's pretentiousness!


While I was obviously being tongue in cheek, there is an element of truth in what I said.

There's a certain amount of ritual involved in drinking Guinness. Pouring it correctly, waiting for it to settle and so on are a part of Irish (pub) culture. You don't drop in on a surfer, you don't wear shoes in a Japanese house and you don't drink Guinness until it's settled!

Oh, and @bareboards2 the bitterness is part of the taste. It's like eating anchovies and complaining that they're salty!

In case anyone wonders, yes, it's silly, and yes I get the whole "stop making me wait for a drink" gag. I'm probably suffering from a bad case of ex-pat Irishness.

>> ^ChaosEngine:

>> ^bareboards2:
Put a shot of blackberry cordial in the glass before pulling the pint.... 'tis grand, I'll tell ye that fer nuttin'.

HERESY!! You don't mess with Guinness. It is sacred.
I'm about to go all shinyblurry on everyone.
Whoever that unfunny ginger bloke is should learn some respect. It is a privilege to learn how Guinness is made. Much like Bruce Lee and Kung Fu, learning to pour a pint correctly is something that we only just recently started teaching foreigners. Woe betide the heathen who drinks before the pint has settled, and may god/allah/buddah/hitchens have mercy on your soul should you attempt to refill a pint .
Arthur J be praised.
Guinness: serious business.
I have to admit I was genuinely appalled when he did that.


Now that's pretentiousness!

>> ^bareboards2:

Put a shot of blackberry cordial in the glass before pulling the pint.... 'tis grand, I'll tell ye that fer nuttin'.


HERESY!! You don't mess with Guinness. It is sacred.

I'm about to go all shinyblurry on everyone.

Whoever that unfunny ginger bloke is should learn some respect. It is a privilege to learn how Guinness is made. Much like Bruce Lee and Kung Fu, learning to pour a pint correctly is something that we only just recently started teaching foreigners. Woe betide the heathen who drinks before the pint has settled, and may god/allah/buddah/hitchens have mercy on your soul should you attempt to refill a pint*.

Arthur J be praised.

Guinness: serious business.

* I have to admit I was genuinely appalled when he did that.

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>> ^probie:

Riot!


*flips table and sets it on fire*

Your video, Conan Visits the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

It's Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo, California, my old hometown. I can still recall the smell of the air after a fresh rain!

SLO Brewery is at the end of the alley, and the supreme coffeshop Linnaea's is just a building beyond. I had freinds whom had an apartment with roof access above bubblegum alley, and we would embed toy soldiers in gum at the top. I miss that town.

I don't know what I'm going to do when I move back to America. Right now I live in the land of trappists (Belgium) where the best beers costs about $.90 per bottle in the grocery store. I love Westmalle, though I can never decide between the dubble or the triple.

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Haha, some other Trappist drinkers eh? I'm a big fan of the Westmalle Tripel myself. Though, considering its cost over here, I'm more likely to be drinking the Rutting Elk Red from the Grizzly Paw Brewery in Canmore, AB.