Beer Back in the Day

[brewcat]

Oh I dunno, you ever seen any 20's and 30's "porn" photos? Someone, somewhere, thought those chicks were smokin' hot.

Umm... What? There are plenty of photos of pretty women from those decades.

 

[patto1ro]

I dunno. So much praise has been written about beer throughout history that I find it difficult to believe it was a s horrid as some are convinced.

Industrial-scale brewing has been around since the 18th century. The big London Porter brewers produced hundreds of thousand of barrels a year using a crefully controlled process. They brewed on a much bigger scale than even a big modern brewery like Stone. Of course they could produce palatable, consistent beer. That's why they got to be so big.

 

[passedpawn]

Thanks passedpawn, great read

I sent a link to Charlie Papazian; his reply is below. Also, see link to 1st Zumurgy. Funny, looking through it. Check out the ads and stuff. Note that 1978 was when Carter legalized homebrewing in the US.

"This was the cover story for our first issue of Zymurgy in 1978. Also Ziesler was the father of our first editor of Zymurgy. - Charlie"
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