Obviously, I've a whole list of things that boil my piss. But I'd like to hear from you, my audience, about what you'd like me to rant about. And I'll be only too happy to oblige.
Scottish beer would be a good one. Doubt I could do that justice in 5 minutes, though. So much to shout and scream about.
So many topics, it's hard for me to pick one.
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Definitely Scottish beer to dispel the myths that perpetuate.
I think one interesting approach would be to take old photos and illustrations of pubs, bars, breweries and drinkers and just talk about them. Explain who the customers are and who is behind the bar. What kind of class issues are going on. What you can tell by the number of taps and what kind of beer they might be serving. What it says about the times and the context might be in terms of war, recessions, boom times, or location as a London establishment or something in rural Scotland.
I assume there is a lot of open source material online where the copyright has expired, and it would be good grist for a 5-10 minute talk.
I second the request for Scottish beer. You can always break it down into multiple parts and that way stretch out your content.
That's an interesting idea. I may well give that a go.
People occasionally post pictures of Glasgow pubs of the 50s and 60s on Facebook and the comments often assume people are drinking Guinness. It is more likely it's actually light 60/- beer.
I bookmarked your 2008 post on Czech beer styles, as you point out there a lots of them, most of us think of two (light and dark). I would love to hear more from you on that topic.
Explaining parti-gyle brewing, and discussing why it was prevalent in some brewing cultures or historical eras, and not in others
Lager by air pressure.
I'd be interested in hearing your summary of Poland's brewing industry devastation and rebound from WWII.
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