evrose

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Fascinating...

Normally, I'd be willing to bet that about 10% of them are true... but since you found them on some random Internet page, maybe 15%.

patto1ro

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"In eleventh-century England, a bride would distribute ale toher wedding guests in exchange for donations to the newlyweds. This brew, known as Bride Ale, is the origin of the word 'bridal'."

That's not true. A Bride Ale was the name of the feast, not the name for a beer.

microbusbrewery

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Yeah, I've heard "the rule of thumb" being the thickness of the cane/switch you were allowed to use to beat your wife with. I always questioned the validity of that as well.

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turvis

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Perhaps it should of been rule of wrist.

TyTanium

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You test the temp of your beer using your wrist?

captwalt

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Good work. I'm calling shennanighans on several of those "facts" but i'll probably repeat them anyway.

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medusa1066

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Boondock Saints

malweth

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thumb

It probably didn't come from brewing... but the use of the thumb to check temperature is true.

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[Carboy #2] "Ol' Limey" Best Bitter (--> NHC)
[Carboy #3] Empty

[On Tap (Keg)]
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(R) Wedding Night Stout
(on deck) Pineapple Wine
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Zamial

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I was going to start disputing the ones I saw but just decided not to. Yea those are FAR from facts...

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dkwolf

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And shepherds we shall be....