Learn how important
BEER has been throughout history.
It was the accepted practice in Babylonia 4,000 years ago that for a
month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law
with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because
their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the
"honey month"
or what we know today as the "honeymoon".
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England,
when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind
their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase
"mind your P's and Q's". Beer was
the reason the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. It's clear from the
Mayflower's log that the crew didn't want to waste beer looking for a
better site. The log goes on to state that the passengers "were hasted
ashore and made to drink water that the seamen might have the more
beer." After consuming a bucket or two of vibrant brew they called aul,
or ale, the Vikings would head fearlessly into battle often without
armor or even shirts. In fact, the term
"berserk" means "bare shirt" in Norse, and eventually took on
the meaning of their wild battles. In 1740 Admiral Vernon of the British
fleet decided to water down the navy's rum. Needless to say, the sailors
weren't too pleased and called Admiral Vernon "Old Grog", after the
stiff wool grogram coats he wore. The term
"grog" soon began to mean the watered down drink itself. When
you were drunk on this grog, you were "groggy".
Before thermometers were invented, brewers would dip a thumb or finger
into the mix to find the right temperature for adding yeast. Too cold,
and the yeast wouldn't grow. Too hot, and the yeast would die. This
thumb in the beer is where we get the phrase
"rule of thumb". Many years ago in England, pub frequenters
had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When
they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.
"Wet your whistle" is the phrase
inspired by this practice.
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