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Louis Pasteur....founder of pastuerization

French chemist Louis Pasteur was the first known zymologist.When in 1854 he connected yeast to fermentation. Pasteur originally defined fermentation as "respiration without air". Pasteur performed careful research and concluded;

"I am of the opinion that alcoholic fermentation never occurs without simultaneous organization, development and multiplication of cells.... If asked, in what consists the chemical act whereby the sugar is decomposed ... I am completely ignorant of it."

Beer Ed at GrapeJuice Friday night at 6:00pm. You will have a fun time and sample some of the best beers around the world. You might even get to try the POTENT DOGFISH 120....20-21% ABV!!! AS FOR NOW I'M DRINKING A MEDOCINO RED TAIL.

CT

This beer was banned in the United State in Ohio and Pennsylvania in the 90's until they changed the name!!!

Blanche De Bruxelles

"We drink what we can, We can what we drink."

http://thefullpint.com/2009/05/15/21st-amendment-brewery-tells-massachus...

The oldest can in the collection is a Krueger Ale can from the 1930s which is similar to the first beer can ever produced in 1935.

http://beercanpro.com/Instructional-Flat-Top/14/

http://www.rustycans.com/COM/month0406.html

A widget is a device placed in a container of beer to manage the characteristics of the beer's head. The original widget was patented in Ireland by Guinness. The "floating widget" found in cans of beer is a hollow sphere, 3 cm in diameter.

A can of beer is pressurized by adding liquid nitrogen, which vaporises and expands in volume after the can is sealed, forcing gas and beer into the widget's hollow interior through a tiny hole—the less beer the better for subsequent head quality. In addition, some nitrogen dissolves in the beer which also contains dissolved carbon dioxide.

What is Bottle Conditioning?

'We are now engaged in the Brewery business....'

So wrote Thomas Cooper to his brother John in England, after establishing his brewing business in the new colony of South Australia in 1862.

It was a bold announcement, having turned his back on a secure job as a stonemason. South Australia was only 26 years old and times were tough in the brewing industry with a number of large, highly competitive breweries already established. But Thomas Cooper was a born entrepreneur with barrels of energy, purpose and vision.

Grapejuice, a wine/beer shop that also sells on-premise by the glass, is educating the Hill Country on the Micro/Craft beers selection. Through Ben E. Keith beverages company they buy some of the best beers around the world.

Everyone can sample a few beers and they talk a little about each beer, from the history to how it was made. It's a really good time.

So If you are around the Hill Country come to Ingram, Texas and see Patrick or Blake and they will set you up on some of the great tasting beers you'll ever enjoy.

When did Anheuser-Busch acquire the famous Budweiser Clydesdales?

They were formally introduced to August A. Busch Sr. and Anheuser-Busch on April 7, 1933, to celebrate the repeal of Prohibition. August A. Busch Jr. wanted to commemorate the special day. To his father's delight, the hitch thundered down Pestalozzi Street carrying the first case of post-Prohibition beer from the St. Louis brewery.