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Many thanks to Alex Witt for providing the photos of the Cairnes records. On the one hand, it looks like Porter was well on its way out arou...

Our train to Portland isn't until the afternoon. So, we arrange a late checkout. And try to get through at least some of our huge beer s...

We're changing hotels today. It's too late when we rise to get breakfast. Instead, we pack and pile into an Uber. Why aren't we ...

We don't rise very early. Well, the kids don't. Me and Lexxie head down for breakfast at 10:30. And just miss breakfast. But they ar...

As with all Hancock’s other beers, XXB has seen a substantial drop in gravity since 1897. In this case, 6º. Leaving it at just 1040º. Neithe...

You lucky people. You're about to experience the vicarious thrills of my last trip to North America. Hear every insult the kids throw at...

As promised, more details on hop growing in the DDR.The fledgling industry got off to a slow start in the early 1950s, but by its final year...

The best thing about 100/- is that there’s no modern beer with same name to cause confusion. It took me a while to get my head around Scotti...

I've just about finished writing up my holiday with the kids on the West Coast of America.  What a fun time we had. At least we all retu...

One big problem facing the DDR brewing industry in its early days was a lack of locally-grown hops. Hops had been grown on the territory of ...

Exactly how did they get all that sugar into Doppelkaramel? remember, it was effectively doubling the OG of the beer. Which entails an awfu...

A quick dive into "Technologie Brauer und Mälzer" has answered so many question about Doppelkaramel. How do you brew a 12º Plato b...

A reminder that this has no connection with post-WW II 80/- or Export. Also, note that there was no 70/- brewed in the 19th century. After 6...

Want to know more about DDR malt than TGL 17756 told you? Well, you're in look. I've had a look in the excellent "Technologie ...

One thing that struck me when assembling the table of the price of bottled beer was how bad value the new styles Extra, Edel-Bräu Hell, Deut...