Brewers reviving beers from the ancient past

lihpster said:
Don't know. It's a McMenamins brew called Sleepy Hollow Nut Brown. It's a fall/winter ale. I don't know if they bottle it. I've only had it in kegs.
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They'e a chain operating 24 breweries, as well as theaters and restaurants, mostly in OR and a couple in WA. Looks like most of their product is "local", available in the pubs and/or in growlers.

Fortunately we're spoilt for choice up in the PNW, though. But I would love to try some of the ancient beers from the article "just because."

I see that 3 years ago McMenamins was hit by a ransomware attack :eek: Ye gods- is NOTHING sacred?
 
I think my very first sip of Beer was a Carling Black Label
From a can opened using a "Church Key"
I was I think about 4-5
 
Ivan the Butcher said:
...That King Midas blend sounds good, I'll have to look that up!
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Here ya go. They're in Milton DE. They have an "Ancient Ales series"

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A beer / wine / mead hybrid 2700 years in the making

"For more on Midas Touch and the experience of Penn Museum excavators as they uncovered the tomb of the legendary King Midas, read this essay from Dr. Pat."


 
I do so enjoy a good beer thread...and this one is very interesting. I agree with Rusty, there is no such thing as bad tasting beer, with the one exception of a Filipino concoction called San Miguel. It is a great driveway cleaner but if that was all I could get Id be forced to give up beer. It would be nice to have a point of reference when evaluating and or comparing the flavors and textures of various beers. I do believe I would enjoy making a study of it.
 
This calls for a joke....

Timothy2700 said:
Boy am I disappointed in this thread. At first I thought I'd be hearing about the beers in the giant paper cups I used to get at the Milwaukee Brewer's games at the old County Stadium 50 years ago.
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The Brewers had a great pitcher named Mel Famey who, unfortunately, was a terrible alcoholic that often interfered with his pitching. He was behind the dugout one day tossing back beers, and when he went out to pitch, walked in the winning runners. When the other team members were leaving the stadium, they walked behind the dugout and saw a pile of beer cans. One commented, :



Wait for it....





Coming up....



"That's the beer that made Mel Famey walk us."
 
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jframe said:
Wow, I thought that they were bringing back Schlitz.
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They brought back a "fake" Schlitz for a while and then somebody brought out a Schlitz that they claimed was the real original formula. I couldn't find it in Ms, but did find a case of it in La. It had been so long since I drank the original that I don't if that one was original formula or not. It was pretty good. I haven't seen it in a while. Also, PBR is available in a few states but I don't know it it's the real thing.
 
In college we drank mostly Pabst. My education continued near the Rhein, and that included German Bier. I wait each Fall to stock up on Oktoberfest beers, mostly Bells and Sam Adams. Kinda miss those old flippies.
 
charlie sherrill said:
I was hoping that someone was going to bring back original Jax, Dixie, Pabst, Falstaff, Regal, Schlitz, Lone Star, and a few others that used to be popular before all the light and craft **** popped up. I think they may have on a couple but if they did it isn't available in this area and I have no way of knowing if it is the original stuff. I guess I'll stick with Yuengling (oldest brewer in the USA which we got just a few years ago in Mississippi) and Miller and Miller Lite until something pops up. I'm sure I left a few names out.
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Jax, Dixie and Falstaff were the big three of my yout growing up in New Orleans. Throw in Ballentines at .89 a six pack. Now if I'm gonna drink a beer, it's Abita Amber preferably on tap
 
I never acquired a taste for beer. However, being an auld fart, I recall the beer commercials for those days of yesteryear. They used to mention that the beer was bock, lager or pilsner. Now, it's just beer.

Got curious, bock beer is a dark strong lager brewed in the fall and aged over the winter for drinking in the spring. Pilsner is just a light version of lager. OK, not having a refined palate, maybe it is all just beer.
 
Back in the '60s, I used to drink Rainier Ale, aka "The Green Death" out of bottles like this one. It was affordable and had far more flavor than the typical watered-down 3.2 American beers of that era. Unfortunately, it no longer is brewed. R.I.P.

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Marshwheeling said:
Now, whenever I order one of these beers, I get a glass of ice and pour the beer over itt.
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Last September the Mrs and I took a cruise up the Rhine River. I forget which town it was, but it was hot that day and we sat at a sidewalk restaurant/bistro/whatever you call it and asked for two biers. He brought out two bottles of the local and two tall glasses of ice. She and I thought *** but we were thirsty so we poured the bier over the ice…… beautimuss and a great memory.

Take away: when in Rome…..
 
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