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introvertedone.bsky.social
Today in #BeerHistory 1/24/1935: First canned #beer goes on sale in Richmond, Virginia.
January 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM
akrennmair.bsky.social
If you ever need historic beer-related photos of Munich, the Munich city archive (stadtarchiv.muenchen.de) has quite a few gems available under permission licences (either public domain or Creative Commons No Derivates; please check beforehand!).

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Im Tal in Munich, before 1903, with the old Weißes Bräuhaus (Schneider & Sohn) in the background. Source: https://stadtarchiv.muenchen.de/scopeQuery/detail.aspx?ID=425233 Teufelsrad at Oktoberfest 1919, with a bunch of boys on it. Source: https://stadtarchiv.muenchen.de/scopeQuery/detail.aspx?ID=815760 Humoristic drawing of a "snapshot at Mathäser-Bräu at 30°C in the shade", showing a sea of hundreds if not thousands of men drinking from their Mathäser-Bräu-branded stoneware mugs, practically holding them up to the sky, while sweating profusely. Source: https://stadtarchiv.muenchen.de/scopeQuery/detail.aspx?ID=767584 The old Hofbräuhaus (Weißes Bräuhaus), 1865, when Georg Schneider was still tenant of the Weißes Bräuhaus, and both Weißes and Braunes Hofbräuhaus operated in the same building. The building on the photo was torn down in 1894 and replaced with the modern-day Hofbräuhaus am Platzl. Source: https://stadtarchiv.muenchen.de/scopeQuery/detail.aspx?ID=409728
January 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
brewingarchives.bsky.social
At the Ask An Archivist desk this afternoon I inventoried and cleaned books from the new F.H. Steinbart collection. The whole thing is dreamy and I can’t wait for researchers to use it! #beerhistory
Box of books Books on a desk Book Two books
January 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
lisagrimm.com
Heads up, #beerhistory folk!
drinkingstudies.bsky.social Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 18d
Brewery History journal is planning a special issue later this year with a selection of the work of Martyn Cornell, who died last summer. Editor Tim Holt @beerhasahistory.bsky.social is looking for ideas of what to include from Cornell's Zythophile blog.
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
nagsheadreading.bsky.social
Here’s to the Craft Keg Wall and everything it’s poured since. 🚰

#NowAndThen #KegWall #NagsHeadReading #BeerHistory
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
bang166.bsky.social
In 1814, London experienced a catastrophic beer flood, a "brewery accident" that sent 300,000 gallons of porter through the streets.
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#LondonBeerFlood #WeirdHistory #HistorysBiggestFails #1814 #BeerHistory #DarkHistory
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January 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
akrennmair.bsky.social
On a side note, in 1856, the tenant was Georg Schneider I., the later founder of Schneider Weisse. He had started renting the place in 1855, but actually hadn't formally received his white beer brewing rights yet which he only got in 1860. But that was apparently tolerated by the state. #beerhistory
December 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
nagbw.bsky.social
📜 Best Historical Writing

Beer has always been a reflection of its time and place. The winners of Best Historical Writing unearthed stories that bring context and meaning to our present-day pints. Congratulations!

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#BeerHistory #NAGBWAwards2025 #HistoricalWriting
December 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
lisagrimm.com
@braciatrix.bsky.social is killing it with some #beerhistory at L Mulligan Grocer.
Christina speaks!
December 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
shorepointdist.bsky.social
Happy Repeal Day!

#repealday #prohibition #18thamendment #americanhistory #beerhistory #isellbeer #isellbeernation #beer #craftbeer #njbeer #nbwa #schaefer #schæfer #schaeferbeer #historyfacts #historybuff #historylover #beerlover #beerme #beertime #beertography
December 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
brewedculture.org
Happy Veterans Day! Here's a July 1945 letter from Capt. John W. Earle, US Army.

In Günzburg, Germany, Earle unexpectedly found himself his division's "District Brewery Officer," overseeing ten local breweries to supply soldiers with beer (and Coke).

Sounds like he enjoyed the role. #beerhistory
Excerpt, typed copy of a letter from Capt John W. Earle to his family, dated July 15, 1945. Text reads: "I find the best way to get anything out of the army is to take around a few bottles of wine or champaign (sic) to a warehouse and do a little trading on the side. With the civilians, a few cigarettes will do wonders. For a carton of cigarettes and $30 I picked up 40 bottles of champaign (sic). Took two of the bottles to a signal (?) supply warehouse and picked up a $400 electric generator to run our movies from. Have been trying to get a generator for a year. Even went to a full colonel at 3rd Army HQ But he said I had to go through channels. By the time the channels get down to the poor infantrymen, they are dry. We are supposed to get six bottles of states beer and seven bottles of coke a week but to date we have only received one can of beer and two cokes since we have been over here. We now have all the ten breweries in our area working getting out all the beer we can drink. As district brewery officer they keep me busy finding them grain (which legally we can't use for beer) and coal (which we can't get either). Two of the breweries can bottle so we have them manufacturing coke as we can get the syrup and the gas. That puts me in the coke manufacturing business which has its many headaches. For a couple of packs of Cigarettes we were able to get the coke formula from a civilian at the Army coke plant. I'll be all set to become a politician when I get back home."
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
brewingarchives.bsky.social
Check out the blog posts from findingaidfriday! There's a 1945 Wahl Brewing Institute Course Notebook, Teri Fahrendorf's and Aaron Brussat's papers, & the Oregon Hop Growers Association records. blogs.oregonstate.edu/brewingarchi... #beerhistory #hopshistory #archives
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October 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
akrennmair.bsky.social
I found a historic analysis of Bamberg beers from January 1843 (very early to find data about alcohol content and residual extract), and used it to reconstruct the original gravities of historic Bamberg Schenkbiere. The results were very surprising!

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An Analysis of Bamberg Schenkbier from January 1843 - Daft Eejit Brewing
In which I discuss historic analyses of Bamberg-brewed beers from 1843 and calculate the original gravity and alcohol content from it.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
itineranttraveler.bsky.social
The thirst that began with gold rush prospectors in the 1850s evolved into a modern craft beer revolution. Explore 13 essential Denver breweries that carry on this rich legacy. #BrewtownUSA #BeerHistory #Denver

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Craft Beer in Denver: 13 Denver Breweries You Can't Miss (From Hidden Gems to Local Legends)
Craft Beer in Denver: 13 Denver Breweries You Can't Miss (From Hidden Gems to Local Legends) Welcome to Denver, aka "Brewtown, USA," a city that packs over 150 breweries within the metro area and…
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October 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
dawndailey.bsky.social
As everyone gears up to celebrate Octoberfest, and beer, I hope there is a moment to stop and reflect in remembrance to the West and Central Asian roots of beer. #beerhistory #organicchemistryhistory #octoberfest
October 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
foodstudies.ca
Review of Hopped Up: How Travel, Trade, and Taste Made Beer a Global Commodity

Ethan Shapiro

#Beer #GlobalTrade #GlobalCommodity #BeerTech #Commodity #FoodAndDrink #BeerHistory #History #BookReview #BooksAboutBeer

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Hopped Up: How Travel, Trade, and Taste Made Beer a Global Commodity by Jeffrey M. Pilcher. The book cover has a graphic of a pint and some hops in front of a globe.
September 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
bierocratie.bsky.social
Pourquoi ne pas profiter de ce weekend pluvieux pour regarder cette conférence à propos de la bière en Mésopotamie qui vient de sortir !
Parfait pour les JEP non ?

"Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia with Tate Paulette" sur la chaîne ArchaeologyTV.
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#BeerHistory #JEP2025
Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia with Tate Paulette
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September 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
melbournevole.bsky.social
🍺 Wandsworth’s brewing spirit lives on!
I took John Hatch’s museum tour at the old Young’s site - beer tasting, brewing history & John’s infectious passion on Saturday. He kept brewing here 14 yrs after closure until Sambrook’s moved in. Don't miss it!
#BeerHistory #Wandsworth #Youngs #Sambrooks
John taking some tasting glasses back for washing in the Sambrooks bar.
September 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
deliciouslegacy.bsky.social
This podcast loves beer and pubs!

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#pub #pubs #beer #history #historypodcast #beerhistory
September 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
akrennmair.bsky.social
Another letter from the J.C. Jacobsen archive, this time a letter to Gabriel Sedlmayr in which J.C. informed him about the new pure yeast they managed to isolate and propagate at the Carlsberg Laboratories, with some interesting insights.

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J.C. Jacobsen's letter about pure yeast to Gabriel Sedlmayr - Daft Eejit Brewing
In which I summarise and comment on an 1884 letter from J.C. Jacobsen to Gabriel Sedlmayr in which Jacobsen describes his new pure yeast.
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September 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
akrennmair.bsky.social
I wrote a few words about what J.C. Jacobsen and his son Carl wrote about the Dreher breweries in Kleinschwechat, Steinbruch/Kőbánya and Micholup in the 1860s: dafteejit.com/2025/09/the-...

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The Jacobsens about the Dreher breweries - Daft Eejit Brewing
J.C. and Carl Jacobsen wrote letters to each other with various details about the Dreher breweries in Kleinschwechat, Steinbruch and Micholup.
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September 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
archaeological.org
Explore the world’s first great beer culture with Tate Paulette! Join the AIA on Sept 17 at 8 PM ET | 7 PM CT | 6 PM MT | 5 PM PT for "Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia." Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Archaeology #AIA #AncientMesopotamia #BeerHistory
September 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
akrennmair.bsky.social
The often-mentioned first "modern Helles" by Spaten was a weird beer. Original gravity 11.7°P, just 2.69% ABW (about 3.4% ABV), and a real attenuation of just 45.7%. And it was not super popular, either: from 1895 until WW1, it accounted for only about 10% of Spaten's beer sales.

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A list of beer analyses of Munich beers, with Bock and Salvator at original gravities between 18.1 and 19.9°P, Märzenbier at 16.1°P, Spatenbräutafelbier at 27.4°P, Sommerbier of various breweries at 14.4-14.8°P, Winterbier at 13.7-14.1°P, and finally Helles Spatenbräu with an ABW of 2.69%, residual extract of 6.5%, and OG of 11.7°P, and a real attenuation of 45.7%. Source: https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb11839141?page=1122,1123&q=%28%22helles+spatenbr%C3%A4u%22%7E3%29 A graph from the book "Münchner Brauindustrie 1871-1945" by Christian Schäder showing the percentages of Sommerbier, Winterbier and Helles Bier of Spaten's total beer sales between 1881 and 1914. Sommerbier climbs from over 60 to over 80% in 1890 and then slowly drops to roughly 50% until a steeper drop from 1907 until 1909 to roughly 30%, and remains at that level. Winterbier is the inverse: starting from 40% and dropping to about 20% in 1890, it slowly goes up to 40% in 1907, then up to more than 50% by 1909, then going to about 60% by 1914. The graph for Helles Bier only starts in 1904 and never seems to go over 10%. The numbers are just rough estimations because the graph does not give precise indicators about the Y axis values further right in the graph.
September 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
merryn02.bsky.social
Ah, sad news. We met once at the Barcelona Beer Conference in 2004, where he gave the keynote speech, and we occasionally corresponded over the years. He was a very friendly and a unique Professor. He put Ancient Ales on the worldwide archaeological agenda. No doubt about that.
#DrPat #BeerHistory🏺
August 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
lisagrimm.com
Sad #beerhistory news from Dogfish Head - Dr Pat McGovern has died; a true pioneer of brewing archaeology.
dogfishhead It's with a heavy heart and a nearly empty pint glass that we toast our great friend and collaborator Dr. Patrick McGovern who passed away earlier this week. By title he was a Biomolecular Archeologist... by legend Dr. Pat was the World's Leading Expert on Ancient Fermented Beverages. We're so proud to have had the chance to bring so many of these liquor time capsules back to life for beer lovers shoulder-to-shoulder with Dr. Pat over the last quarter-century. He truly had the Midas Touch.
August 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM