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That the history and curiosities of Ale and Beer should fill a bulky volume, may be a subject for surprise to the unthinking reader; and that surprise will probably be intensified, on his learning that great difficulty has been experienced in keeping this book within reasonable limits, and at the same time doing anything like justice to the subject. Since the dawn of our history Barley-wine has been the “naturall drinke” for an “Englysshe man,” and has had no unimportant influence on English life and manners. It is, therefore, somewhat curious that up to the present, among the thousands of books published annually, no comprehensive wo...
In 1967, a section of the River Derwent, in County Durham, was stopped by a dam and the land stretching three miles above it was flooded. There were six buildings submerged in the project: In the great scheme of things, six buildings seems no great loss; excepting that the farm had also formerly been a tiny pub called "The Woodcock," owned by James Thornycroft, who was famous up and down dale for his old-fashioned beer. The beer didn't have a name. When quizzed on the great ale in later years, 81-year-old Martin Mass said he remembered the taste perfectly, but doesn't remember it having a proper name. "It was just beer, man," he said, as if to ask its name was an affront to its brewer. "Old ...
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