History of Beer - LIES - World History

History of Beer - LIES - World History - Extra History

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Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our History of Beer Series. With questions like, Why did we leave out Belgium? What did we ACTUALLY drink in biblical times? And what is the difference between a Doppelbock and an Eisbock?
Recommended Reading:
The United States of Beer by Dane Huckelbridge
A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage
Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol by Iain Gately
Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization by Edward Slingerland
Timestamps!
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Recommended Reading/General Questions
1:53 -Why do a Series About Beer?
7:15 - Episode 1
9:43 - Episode 2
12:11 - Episode 3
14:57 - Episode 4
22:03 - Episode 5
25:29 - Next on Extra History
26:33 - Ibn Battuta Side Trip
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@extrahistory 2 роки тому

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@monkinpie8186 2 роки тому

How about tea next time?

@Afish8me2china 2 роки тому

I’d love to see a series on the Mexican American War. Maybe you can do a split series on Mexican-American and Spanish- American wars, as I feel a lot of people associate the two.

@user-ly9oe9vs5d 2 роки тому

@@monkinpie8186, оr the history of сurd snacks?

@zeusathena26 2 роки тому

I hope you do a prohibition series. I'd like to see a series about the sufferage movement around the world. I'd be interested about Eleanor of Aquitaine too.

@malachiphoniex8501 2 роки тому

What about a series on the Taiping Rebellion, the bloodiest civil war in history? Or the Boxer Rebellion? More from China's century of humiliation is good for understanding modern day China.

@Googledeservestodie 2 роки тому

So we've done beer, we've done coffee, there's only one left: *History of Tea, the drink that Britain killed for*

@tonysladky8925 2 роки тому

I mean, yes, that's absolutely a topic that should be covered, but it's not the only drink. Heck, Rob cites The History of the World in 6 Glasses, which tells us we have three left (tea, spirits, and soft drinks, I think), all of which have interesting stories behind them. And that's not even getting into other potentially interesting (if less world-shaking) beverages. What about the history of milkshakes, or Gatorade, or energy drinks, or Slurpees? Or they could step on Max Miller's or Greg from HTD's toes and do histories of individual cocktails. This could be an all-beverage history channel and spend years without running out of stories. "Only one left". Bah!

@rexregum2793 2 роки тому

@@tonysladky8925 don’t forget chocolate

@gamemaker1234 2 роки тому

History of wine?

@Tristan-Raisch Рік тому

Featuring the Spiffing Brit

@guacre2675 Рік тому

They sort of did at least a big part of it with the opium wars

@InquisitorThomas 2 роки тому

In frame we see two great vices that destroy people: Alcoholism and collecting Warhammer 40K. Loved Assassinorum: Kingmaker, keep up the good work Rob. 👍

@ChiefLibrarianAhriman 2 роки тому

Yeah, Rob can't hide his Trazyn and Orikan banner...

@philipptomic6310 2 роки тому

Its called plastick crack for a reason Would love to see robs armies tho

@michaelterrencefernandezli6688 2 роки тому

ahhhh yes, The overpriced plastic figurines,

@hbeachley 2 роки тому

Looks like a fun hang.

@npswm1314 2 роки тому

I have a note about the Bible subject. Wine didnt necessarily mean berry or grape wine, it also meant Vinegars. Of which there are varieties people used to (And still do.) drink. The process is almost identical and several translations use the same word in several places. So its more likely it was Vinegar than Beer. Neither the Romans nor the Jews are or were a Beer drinking culture, it would be unusual for it to be common. This is far more likely.

@silentdrew7636 2 роки тому

People also drank vinegar as a drink

@npswm1314 2 роки тому

@@silentdrew7636 Thats what i said.

@bitsnpieces11 2 роки тому

You can say that you would drink beer because it would be bacteria from the heating. Also bacteria die if the pH is way off so adding vinegar to water could kill the bacteria making it safe to drink. And it wouldn't take all that much vinegar to treat a good bit of water.

@achristiananarchist2509 2 роки тому

Beer was present in ancient Israel, as it is found pretty much anywhere you find wheat and barley. It wasn't super common though, and I think the confusion comes from the fact that, due to the relatively low status of beer, there wasn't really a word for "beer" specifically. There are several words for wine and there was a specific word for vinegar, but beer tended to be lumped with a more general term that is generally translated in modern bibles as "strong drink". "Strong drink" could refer to beer, mead, or especially strong wine. This term is distinct from the term for vinegar, and is generally seen as referring to beer, as well as meads and a host of other drinks not covered by the term "wine", in cases where it is used together with "wine" (e.g. Leviticus 10:9, Proverbs 20:1, 1 Samuel 1:15). In cases where it is used alone, what is intended by the term is more ambiguous as it could still mean beer or mead, but could also refer to wine(e.g. Numbers 28:7).

@npswm1314 2 роки тому

@@achristiananarchist2509 Yeah. I wasnt saying it wasnt drunk at all, just that it wasnt exactly common in either Roman or Jewish culture specifically.

@Merennulli 2 роки тому

Always love the "lies" episode most. You get to go into all these interesting details and you're so open about both not being perfect and about the limitations of the format.

@smalltime0 2 роки тому

In terms of additives, before hops, in Saxony they used salt and coriander. The beer type is called Gose, and for 20 years it stopped being produced at a commercial scale. Eventually in the 80's it was revived when someone restored Gosenschenke "Ohne Bedenken" in Leipzig and decided it should be its signature brew. It's since had a bit of a resurgence.

@fletchercobb4398 2 роки тому

I would hecking LOVE a history of electricity episode!

@bthsr7113 2 роки тому

Also a history of steam power. Maybe fold together into a super series about the history of power.

@lazyc0mmander277 Рік тому

Bumping this because it might be a vital subject to cover in my opinion.

@fletchercobb4398 Рік тому

@@lazyc0mmander277 Bumping this reply because you have good taste.

@ChiefLibrarianAhriman 2 роки тому

Love the Trazyn and Orikan banner

@malachiphoniex8501 2 роки тому

We're getting Ethiopian history! I was begging for this. Let's go!!!!!

@wingracer1614 2 роки тому

Same here, there is a lot of fascinating history there.

@ecurewitz 2 роки тому

Cool!

@mrmr446 2 роки тому

Even with Islamic prohibition there was still a drinking culture in the Islamic world, the third Caliph was a drinker, there is an entire genre of medieval Arabic poetry extolling the joy of drinking and protests in Iraq prevented Saddam Hussein from closing breweries. Apparently to the novice Iraqi beer is an 'acquired taste,' I can say that Turkish lager is very refreshing. Only a few places ban it completely and from experience in the most notable it's still easy to get beer in Saudi Arabia.

@achristiananarchist2509 2 роки тому

When I was in Bahrain, drinking culture within the Muslim world was a big part of their economy. Even though alcohol is technically only supposed to be available to non-Muslims, it is more available than it is in Saudi Arabia and many places will turn a blind eye to that restriction, leading to it being basically considered the Las Vegas of the Muslim world. They even seemed to have their own version of "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas", which I was told essentially translates to "God can't see over the bridge".

@benjaminlammertz64 2 роки тому

The counterargument to medieval peasants having a lot of free time ("Well, after working the fields of their lord, they still had to work their own farms and cook, do housework and all that stuff!") ignores the fact that the sources from wich we get the work hours of medieval peasants are contracts of workers employed by the peasant households. Those workers did both the work the household had to do on the fields of their lord AND the work on the farm and in the household of their direct employers. So all those tasks already are included in the work hours regulated in those contracts.

@silverjohn6037 2 роки тому

Reference the work load of farmers it's important to understand it's a seasonal job. During planting, haying and harvest they might be doing twenty hour work days when the phase of the moon was favorable but for more than half the year two hours of work and they'd be done for the day. So farmers could have a lot of time on their hand and many took up secondary jobs like weaving, woodworking and even brewing to make some extra money during the slow times. This can make the serfdom system a problem for modern, urban historians to comprehend. Yes, they might only have 20-30 days of obligatory work for their lord but those days would come at the height of their own work periods (when they could least afford to be away from their own fields) and they'd probably be expected to work from dawn to dusk. So it doesn't really translate to a modern office worker having to give up 20-30 eight hour work days.

@cfnjofa 2 роки тому

As some who works in an addiction facility a series on not only drunkenness but in addiction as a whole would mean a lot. In the groups I run, I show a lot of videos on addiction and alcoholism in history. A book just came out called The Urge about the history of addiction. A lot of people who struggle with addiction have told me that knowing that people throughout history have struggled with it help them know they are not alone. Also going into the history of the recovery movement, especially in the wake of the end of prohibition.

@CCHSsurfer 2 роки тому

Watched this entire series with my roommates. Its easier to digest this information for them than reading a book like the beer bible. Didn't subscribe to the channel till i saw the 40k models in the back. 40k and beer, your a man after my own heart.

@falcoskywolf Місяць тому

You could easily do a one-off sequel to this series about how beer and sports intertwine- sponsorships, advertising, etc. Also, it would be great to do a history of glass series- which could touch on the bottlemaking you've mentioned here but also go into things like how we covered windows before glass, how glass developed over time, stained and artisanal glass, etc.

@Oosh21 2 роки тому

The "Six o'clock swill" in AU/NZ is an interesting sub-topic of societal alcoholism and unintended consequences. P.S. Belgium isn't real.

@merchantmaker1771 2 роки тому

As someone who doesn't drink at all or have any interest in alcohol, this series was surprisingly interesting. On the topic of prohibition, we technically had prohibition here in Iceland until 1989. All alcohol was banned in 1915, but beer remained illegal as a compromise with the temperance movement until 1 March 1989

@ashelred 2 роки тому

The Bible referred to “other fermented drink” probably beer, such as in Leviticus 19:9.

@patience2422 2 роки тому

It really is fascinating, especially going over the different types and how they were made and all the fights over them.

@evanmeader7022 2 роки тому

Thank you guys for doing this series as I was turning 21. Cheers!

@DuranmanX 2 роки тому

25:46 Ethiopia is in Eastern Africa, more specifically the Horn of Africa

@Michael-dy7zp 2 роки тому

This series was one of E.C. best ever.

@tonysladky8925 2 роки тому

When I toured the former Pabst Brewery (which has grown into a pretty neat complex of various Pabst-focused or Milwaukee Beer-focused bars, Pabst's microbrewery, a museum of Milwaukee brewing, and probably a whole bunch of other neat things I'm either forgetting or that have sprung up since last I was there), the version I heard was that Pabst wrapped a blue ribbon around their beer bottles so they would stand out on store shelves, and that they won many gold medals but no blue ribbons. By way of trivia, they also pointed out that Gold Medal flour has won many blue ribbons but no gold medals.

@UtahSustainGardening 2 роки тому

Please do the Prohibition series!

@hhale 2 роки тому

Prohibition was something that seemed like a good idea to many (and was tied to the Suffragette Movement in that they both had some of the same players), but as a practical matter, it had a lot of negative unintended consequences. It also wasn't observed very well, as people in various regions of the country made their own (or as in the hills of Appalachia where I'm from, continued to make their own...but now were able to sell it larger quantities), continued to consumed existing stocks, smuggled it in, or otherwise found ways around government restrictions. Simply put, it went underground, in much the same way marijuana went underground and grew (no pun intended) as a recreational product through the latter half of the 20th century. The National Bureau of Economic Research published a paper in 1991 that said the following, "alcohol consumption fell sharply at the beginning of Prohibition, to approximately 30 percent of its pre-Prohibition level. During the next several years, however, alcohol consumption increased sharply, to about 60-70 percent of its pre-prohibition level. The level of consumption was virtually the same immediately after Prohibition as during the latter part of Prohibition, although consumption increased to approximately its pre-Prohibition level during the subsequent decade." "So what if Prohibition had never been enacted?" you might ask. I'd argue that the Great Depression would have killed off many of the "problematic" local saloons and alcohol production facilities, as it did many other businesses, and that booze consumption would have declined for a time, before rebounding as it did historically. On the other hand, John F. Kennedy would probably have never become President. But that's another discussion for other time....

@MongoIndyleo 2 роки тому

1) I think you just misspoke but Ethiopia is in East Africa, not West Africa. 2) the other legacy if Knickerbocker is the you know...the actual Knickerbockers? Aka the New York Knicks the NBA team.

@aasante3437 2 роки тому

We need a lies for the lies now.

@xennialsavants8226 2 роки тому

Maybe too early to correct folks but the Ethiopian Empire is in East Africa Not West. You should definitely explore some West African Empires like Ghana and Mali though

@syferpolski4344 2 роки тому

The did Mali and Mansa Musa

@gromigur 2 роки тому

To episode 3 normal brewers used some "spices" that were halluzinogenic and wheat was peoples main food. So the Bavarian "reinheisgebot " was not really about marketing but more so about preventing food shortages and preventing brewers from poisoning their clients. this rule which is now a marketing strategy was soon corrected to allow certain spices back into the beer. So even the oldestr standing rule is sadly false. Still great series 😊

@shirajbaral5602 2 роки тому

It would be so cool if you did one episode for unification of Nepal. It is a fascinating tale. I would be happy to provide with resources that will help you with the episodes.

@CartoonHistory 2 роки тому

Learnt a lot here. Interesting subject.

@shawnheatherly 2 роки тому

A good end to a fun series. Why the change to the normal title for this episode of Lies though?

@rukbat3 2 роки тому

OMG, can’t wait for Eleanor of Aquitaine; I love her!

@user-kb8rc5vq2i 2 роки тому

Fun sidefact on clear bottles. Beer which has had its taste ruined by light is usally refered to as "skunked", and is the result of exposure to UV and blue-light, which causes reactions with isohumulones, or iso-alpha acids, flavour compounds from the hops, creating sulfhydrl radicals.

@mikeg2306 11 місяців тому

If you do a series on prohibition in general (not just American Prohibition) you should include the 18th century Gin Laws in Britain. In fact the Regulation of ale houses also fits in that category. Part of the problem with gin is that unlike ale it was unregulated initially, then they tried to regulate it out of existence. I’ve always thought it’s a good corollary not only to American Prohibition but also to the War on Drugs.

@lamarabbit 2 роки тому

About dark bottles. Its also the reason they use clear bottles for mink. My chimestry teacher wqy back in the day, talked about how it fits them that it goes wrong faster so they can sell more of it.

@TheCreepypro Рік тому

nice to hear the positive affects of prohibition for a change

@practicepositiveprogress5396 2 роки тому

SO looking forward to content on tulip mania.

@THESP-rz3hg 2 роки тому

You monsters, let Rob do his prohibition series! But seriously, superb work as always

@batbite_ 2 роки тому

For Hildegard Von Bingen you could work with Dr. Justin Sledge of the youtube page Esoterica on the esoteric and cosmological aspects of her writings and with Hildegard Von Blingin for the music.

@demonicbunny3po 2 роки тому

I bet that you want to do for the Hildegard von Binge Episode it to get the bard core singer Hildegard von Blingin in. I approve.

@gamer3859 8 місяців тому

You most DEFINITELY can make beer at 30% abv. In fact 60% abv exists, and a quick google search will introduce you to that fact. It doesn't need to be distilled either. In some cases it might involve longstanding cultures of yeast cultured, accidentally or intentionally, for their hardiness or frozen multiple times to concentrate down the beer and separate out the water. Methods that are, whether deliberate or incidental, ancient.

@Googledeservestodie 2 роки тому

As far as beer and regional pride, this is exactly why I was sad you didn't talk about Coors in the last episode. Rocky Mountain pride everybody!

@pozzowon 2 роки тому

I am honored and happy to report that Yuengling has made it to Texas in 2021!

@robertparker676 2 роки тому

I am just loving the fact there is a bunch of Warhammer 40k stuff in the background

@michaelgreen429 2 роки тому

Loved the series. Can't wait for the tulip mania series.

@hap1666 2 роки тому

A number of years ago at a CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) meeting, someone mentioned the original idea of India Pale Ale was to make a concentrated ale that would stand the passage to India then be diluted to normal strength when it arrived. That dilution might have happened once, but probably not, as likely nobody has ever drank small beer when there was strong beer available. I don't have a reference for this, so it's just hearsay, but it sounds kind of right.

@firenter 2 роки тому

As a Belgian I was very sad we weren't included in this one. On the other hand we get forgotten constantly so it's not like it's unusual anyway :/

@torbjornlekberg7756 2 роки тому

As a bandaid on the wound atleast here in northern Europe Belgium is well known for its beer. And chocolate, ofcourse.

@johngoode3509 2 роки тому

For what it's worth I had a wonderful beer experience in Ypers

@kevinchong5424 2 роки тому

Kunnen we hen niet zover krijgen om een hele reeks over Belgisch bier laten maken?

@UnreasonableOpinions 2 роки тому

Belgium isn't real.

@col.petirivchenko6949 2 роки тому

History of the World in Six Glasses is a wonderful read so far. Almost done with it.

@hendrik1769 2 роки тому

9:50 In, I think the 3rd episode you said that Bock was invented in Bavaria. If you would ask someone from Lower Saxony they would say Bock was first created in Einbeck, Lower Saxony (after which it was named). To be honest, I don't know where it was actually created, but as a proud lower Saxon, I have to answer Einbeck if I were asked.

@undefined40 2 роки тому

Ah, yes, the temperance movement. My favored documentary about that is the movie "The Hallelujah Trail".

@ecurewitz 2 роки тому

8:21 considering the Last Supper was a Passover Seder, there would definitely be no beer there, but plenty of wine

@SplatterInker 2 роки тому

That was my thought too. And presumably a marriage as a high status event... it would definately have been water to wine. Not beer. But as he points out beer would have been around. And Jesus and crew would've probably drunk it from time to time. It wouldn't have been all wine all the time for a humble Carpenter's son.

@wlinden Рік тому

Also consult The Bluffer’s Guide to Beer, by Jonathan Goodall.

@regallag888 2 роки тому

Fifty-seven percent ABV?! That's stronger than most commercially available whisk(e)y! I had to rewind to make sure I'd heard it right.

@thehowlinggamer5784 2 роки тому

I usually prefer Sam Adam's although I do sometimes drink Lucky Bucket (Nebraska brew)

@anjulikamins6420 2 роки тому

Don't mind me drooling as I think about a series about the history of chocolate 😋

@zeusathena26 2 роки тому

Your drawing of hops looks more like an artichoke. 😁

@jesurenbnb 2 роки тому

Do the war of the league of cognac which also includes the 1527 sack of rome

@Artur_M. 2 роки тому

I would love to see you make a series about mead, not just the mead halls. This beverage is not just a "Viking" thing. There is a lively and continuous mead culture in so-called Eastern Europe, a region most associated with vodka (which could get a series of its own). Poland supposedly is today the world's largest producer of mead made according to traditional methods. In the XVI century, Polish poet Sebastian Klonowic prised the meads made in what is now western Ukraine (Red Ruthenia), as a "nectar" worthy of gods, superior to the finest of Italian wines. Lithuanians are also making their traditional mead (Midus) and so on.

@patience2422 2 роки тому

Oh that is interesting. I've been meaning to try mead, are there any brands you recommend? And books about the subject?

@Artur_M. 2 роки тому

@@patience2422 Unfortunately I haven't read any books on this subject. One video I've watched (in Polish) recommended "Miodosytnictwo" by Romuald Wróblewski (also in Polish) but I doubt that's very helpful for you. English Wikipedia, besides having an article about Mead, has a separate one "Mead in Poland" - pretty robust and good, I dare to say. There is a website Mead World (in English but apparently Czech), with a database of mead producers.

@anthonycasino8955 2 роки тому

Me, someone from Massachusetts that roots for the Red Sox out of obligation hearing that the Yankees were funded by beer money: "Maybe Temprance **was** a good idea."

@sergeychistov8162 2 роки тому

At this rate, we're gonna see Extra Phylosophy series 🤯

@BeaglzRok1 2 роки тому

"Q, I, N, G, D, A, ow... D, A, O." I felt that in my soul, as someone learning a language it's way too easy to try spelling something and end up pronouncing it instead.

@MrDalisclock 2 роки тому

And now the Charlie Mopps song is stuck in my head now too

@christopherclaseman8674 2 роки тому

You should do a series on prime psychotropics and why they are illegal in the United States and the rest of the world!!!

@enkephalin07 Рік тому

Can't talk about alcoholism without discussion of drinking cultures, because the social norms absolutely define what alcoholism is. There's a wide variety of these across locales in America alone, though generally you can be sure that any college town will have a drinking culture.

@acethesupervillain348 Рік тому

Prohibition was the right thing to do, but it went too far. Most of the Temperance movement wanted to ban liquor and spirits but not beer, and instead, Congress ended up passing a restriction so strict that even sauerkraut was too alcoholic. Overly Simplified has a great episode on Prohibition, but I'd love to see Extra History's take on it too sometime.

@yaboisam3661 Рік тому

This could just be that I grew up in a city where there are a lot of microbreweries but I feel like a section of the rise of microbreweries recently woulda been neat

@kkrampus 2 роки тому

clear glass bottle do exist still but mainly only mexican lagers (corona etc) because it gives them the skunk taste they are known for

@jdzencelowcz 2 роки тому

I may not drink booze of any kind, for health reasons, this story is still something I can appreciate.

@HisCarlnessI 2 роки тому

I mean, farming would be really hard work when planting and harvesting. And daily life required a lot more domestic work, absolutely. But, the whole family, children included, would partake in domestic work. So, the truth of "peasants had a lot of free time" is somewhere in between. But they definitely weren't locked into 40hr, or 80hr work weeks year-round with a couple weeks of holiday.

@jonnunn4196 2 роки тому

Only some areas would have reliable "free time" for a substance farming; those where winter lasts long enough that there are several weeks between when the harvest is complete and the time to start planting. However, some of the tasks were repetitive enough in which it was possible to do them while by today's standards having a BAC high enough to be given a DWI ticket.

@HisCarlnessI 2 роки тому

@@jonnunn4196 What a beautiful time lol.

@austheer4468 2 роки тому

Its almost appropriate to have a few errors and misspellings in a video series about beer...

@mattk4110 2 роки тому

Did a quick Google and found that the strongest beer is 67.5%, made in Scotland. Snake venom or something like that

@Shantari 2 роки тому

When ever you get to prohibition I hope that you touch upon how international the temperance movement was, even if it's success rate had some wild variation.

@jakehaywood7557 2 роки тому

Yeah, particularly interesting is New Zealand. In 1915 there was a referendum on prohibition that passed. When the soldiers returned home from WW1 they overturned the decision. The concession to the temperance movement was 6oclock closing of bars. This had the knock on effect of creating the phenomenon of the 6oclock swill, where men would run to the pub after clocking off at 5pm and drink as much as they could before closing. Then they'd drive home. 6oclock closing was only abolished in 1967 if I remember right.

@YahBoiCyril 2 роки тому

The world needs to here the EC series on rum, please let it be made.

@AdriLeemput 2 роки тому

Fun Fact: DogFish Head is owned by the Boston Beer Co (Sam Adams, Angry Orchard, Truly, Sauza. Bevy), and Kona is owned by AB-InBev

@KasidisC Рік тому

Maybe history of soda and soft drink next ?

@endo_kun_da 2 роки тому

Oh no, lied to again! Or at least not mentioned even in the lies episode...the spread of Bell Beaker Culture through Europe in Bronze Age Europe and the introduction of fermentation and storage techniques from the fertile crescent. Even if considered a theory in dispute, this would have been ideal for at least a mention in the 'Lies' episode. Writing on the subject -> A.G. Sherratt: Cups that cheered: The introduction of alcohol to prehistoric Europe Jan Turek: Beer, Pottery, Society and Early European Identity

@jorgelotr3752 2 роки тому

Not a single brand of Spanish beer there... 23:45 except Mexico's Corona, although according to Food Theorists it's a feature, not a bug.

@I_Love_Jesus760 Рік тому

You should totally make a wine series nect

@I_Love_Jesus760 Рік тому

@Freebird1006 2 роки тому

This series made me wish I liked beer lol

@ecurewitz 2 роки тому

I don’t like beer either. But the series was good.

@LeStump27182 2 роки тому

Maybe I'm unclear on the rules, but does Ibn Battuta Side Trip need to include a direct Ibn Battuta reference?

@Tomwithnonumbers 2 роки тому

No, it's just a piece of trivia about the subject matter.

@sambolton5244 2 роки тому

Not only did the brewing process kill bacteria it also allows the sediments in the water to settle further putrefying the drink

@jackshistory9378 Рік тому

A cultural history of alcohol is fantastic

@ThatFanBoyGuy 2 роки тому

I've also heard a theory that Prohibition may have been a way to distract women from suffrage (especially considering one of the lead faces of Prohibition was a man), but I like your interpretation better: women found a way to fight back against society when still struggling to gain the right to vote

@guitaristAustin Рік тому

Has anyone ever said you have a very 'Chris Hayes' vibe about you? I actually really like it. I don't know why I felt compelled to share this, sorry.

@stvsteve 2 роки тому

Weihenstephan: emphasis on the first and third syllable. pronounce like: Why-hen-Shte-fun

@stvsteve 2 роки тому

Also: Reinheitsgebot: strong emphasis on the first and weak emphasis on the last syllable. pronounce like: Rine-haitz-ge-Boht

@brutalusgaming8809 2 роки тому

Read Rob's books they are great.

@oliverthorgrimson5883 2 роки тому

Btw J.C Jacobsen, shoud have been I.C Jacobsen. As almost all J's in danish grammer, in the 1800s where I's.

@watcherzero5256 2 роки тому

Its perfectly easy to brew 30%+ beers, what you do is freeze it then shave off the ice crystals, I can see 30+ beers for sale that are over 30%.

@buargrim8461 2 роки тому

Where in the world? My state doesn't sell anything in a can over 9%

@Eldin_00 2 роки тому

Once you start concentrating alcohol by fractional freezing (sometimes called freeze distillation) you've moved outside the realm that's generally considered "brewing ". I'm not aware of any yeast which can produce an %ABV higher than the mid 20's, so anything above that has had the alcohol concentrated in some way.

@watcherzero5256 2 роки тому

@@Eldin_00 Its back the the very roots of brewing before the discovery of yeast where they would put the kegs out in the snow over winter to make a stronger drink.

@CodyosVladimiros 2 роки тому

You should do a History of Wine next

@Kasaaz 2 роки тому

The History of Beer Lies would be quite a different video, I imagine.

@pozzowon 2 роки тому

So I never understood the connection between Knickerbocker Beer and Ibn Battutta

@euansmith3699 2 роки тому

Rowlandson is another great, if more gross, engraver from Georgian London.

@Chupakabra1 2 роки тому

you used zomg in 2022 and im shocked and upset to be reminded

@NRH111 2 роки тому

Weihanstephaner is a nice beer

@euanduthie2333 2 роки тому

Two things- One: you probably would have had time to talk about Belgium if there wasn't an entire episode just dedicated to the USA. Two: it's scary to see the rehabilitation of prohibition gathering pace- it was undoubtedly a massive disaster, fuelling the rise of organised crime, corruption and all the negatives that go along with that, and arguing that it "worked" is doubly dubious, because other countries managed to reduce the level of alcohol consumed without going down that draconian route.

@jackdoyle7453 2 роки тому

Tactical Nuclear Penguin is over 30% beer. It's a scottish beer

@jeromeriedl 2 роки тому

Lies! Yeast is not a bacteria. It’s a form that many types of fungi can take and is more closely related to you and I than to bacteria. As far as I know bacteria isn’t used in beer fermentation because fungi and bacteria are highly competitive and bacteria doesn’t often produce ethanol.

@achristiananarchist2509 2 роки тому

Yeast and lactic acid bacteria often form a symbiotic relationship and lactic acid bacteria are capable at surviving at high alcohol concentrations. The presence of these bacteria is what causes the "sour" taste in sourdough bread and many beers, including the Belgian sour beers Rob mentioned, use lactobacillus in the brewing process, either by adding it intentionally or via "open fermentation" where beer is exposed to the environment while brewing. While this can cause the beer to spoil if done wrong, if watched closely at the early stages of fermentation, once the alcohol content rises a little bit, basically nothing except for the bacteria that will improve the taste can survive in it.

@jeromeriedl 2 роки тому

@@achristiananarchist2509 oh yeah, I think I remember them mentioning that now. It’s funny that they told the truth in the series, but then lied in lies.

@MaaZeus 2 роки тому

In some beers you do want certain bacteria to sour the beer but yes, in most cases bacteria just ruin the brew. That is why you boil the wort (or at least pasteurize it) to make room for the yeast and ferment in clean vessels to allow them to create a large enough colony that bacteria have trouble getting in later. On a side note, it is easy to consider yeast bacteria because that is how they behave. When we think of fungi we tend to think mushrooms which are basically weird plants but yeast are fully active, moving and breeding, (sugar) eating and (alcohol) shitting microbes not too different from other microbes like bacteria.

@JonPITBZN 2 роки тому

Learning that beer is responsible for the New York Yankees makes me like beer just an itty bitty little bit less.

@yobgodababua1862 2 роки тому

"You can't call wine Champagne unless it's from the Champagne region or France. This is enshrined in law in the EU." And in an International Treaty, that the US didn't sign, so as much as we call things correctly in the States is only on the manufacturers' consciences. Champagne. Tequila. Gouda. All just names... because we don't care.

@anothertwunt 2 роки тому

In some parts of EU, Budweiser actually means beer brewed in the town of Budweis (České Budějovice).