Beer
Historically hops, yeast, malted barley, and water have all played the greatest and most important role in society. For almost 8000 years these ingredients have been mixed and have been appreciated by all classes of society in almost all civilizations.
The old cliche "accident is the mother of invention" is a phrase that definitely holds true in the world of beer. The discovery was made way back when the Mediterranean region was the seat of civilization and barley flourished as a dietary staple. The climate of the Mediterranean was perfect for the cultivation of barley, and was used as the primary ingredient in breads, cakes, and other common food products. A farmer during this period discovered that if barley become wet, germinates, and eventually dried, the resulting barley would be sweeter and would not be as perishable as the original state of the barley.
There is not any first hand knowledge on how beer was discovered, but we can imagine the incident step by step. When the farmer discovered that his barley crop was wet, in order for him to salvage the crop, he probably spread it out to dry in the sun. Chances are that germination had already begun, and the grain had therefore malted and developed a much sweeter taste. The sweet result of what the farmer considered a disaster is now modern-day malted barley. This malted barley gave a sweeter taste to breads, cakes, or anything which had previously been prepared with unmalted barley. After a while when barley malt became a common ingredient it is thought that a loaf or bowl of this malt was accidentally left in the rain. When wet, the dissolved starches and sugars in the malted barley became susceptible to wild yeast, which started spontaneous fermentation (5). The discoverer of this new mix probably tasted it and realized how good it was. Unbeknownst to this ancient farmer, he had brewed the first beer ever.
Sumerian clay tablets dating from 6000 B.C. contain the first ever written recipes for beer. The tablets also detail specific religious rituals that one had to perform before he could consume the beverage. The Sumerians also left the first record of bureaucratic interference when their governments taxed and put tariffs on beer distribution.
Some anthropologists say that ancient strains of grain...
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...nically illegal forty-seven years after Prohibition ended. Jimmy Carter erased that glitch with the stroke of his pen in February 1979. Now it is legal for every adult in a household to brew one hundred gallons of beer a year.
Today the the American Homebrewers Association counts twenty-seven thousand members, and their numbers are growing drastically.
Now the microbrewery industry is in its second decade, and the number of breweries in America has jumped from eighty to almost five hundred in less than
10 years. The microbreweries are doing great and are here to stay. In 1992 sales for microbreweries have increased more than 44 percent. In 1993 the story was quite the same when sales increased yet another 40 percent.
Recently Becks beer has done some brewing experiments aboard the space shuttle to study zero gravity brewing. So you can bet that by the time we take our vacation to the moon we will have a beer waiting for us there.
Beer has been through a lot in its over 8000 years on this earth, and by the looks of the beer market it may continue to be one of the oldest beverages in the world.
The beer brands were classified as popular, premium, super premium, and ultra-premium. The distinguishing factor determining if brands belonged to different classes was whether beer was produced by four largest companies (Anheuser-...
Thoreau talks about the politics, power and civil disobedience in his works. He believed that when many thought alike, the power was stronger within that minority. I think that Thoreau's intention was to point out that those people who dare to go against what seems to be unjust and go against the majority, and stand erect, are the people who transform society as a whole.
In 1848, David Thoreau addressed and lectured civil disobedience to the Concord Lyceum in response to his jail time related to his protest of slavery and the Mexican War. In his lecture, Thoreau expresses in the beginning “That government is best which governs least,” which sets the topic for the rest of the lecture, and is arguably the overall theme of his speech. He chastises American institutions and policies, attempting to expand his views to others. In addition, he advances his views to his audience by way of urgency, analyzing the misdeeds of the government while stressing the time-critical importance of civil disobedience. Thoreau addresses civil disobedience to apprise the people the need for a civil protest to the unjust laws created
What started off as a small local brewery grew into a national symbol and a world-class Corporation. Since 1786, the Molson brewery withstood the test of time becoming North Americans oldest beer maker and an International symbol for Canada.
Thoreau utilizes a variety of words that helps persuade his audience into believing his statement. He uses words like "abused", "perverted", and "tool" to presentvus with the idea that the way the government is run now is wring. The government bends the rules to their liking and abuses the trust the citizens give them. By implementing these words , he supports his claim since the words used to describe the government have a bad connotation. Therefore, the citizens are persuaded to believe that the way the government is run is wrong.
He states that he had not paid a poll tax for over six years and that he even spent time in jail for it; never letting it once crush his motivation. Further, he pities the government because they can’t make him do anything he does not want to do because he is willing to face the physical punishment immediately following. While in jail, he mentions his roommate – an honest and intellectual man – who had been accused of burning down a barn. Thoreau realized his earlier point, that one is better off fighting injustice if they had experienced it first, while in jail and learned the other world which was just beyond the chain-link fences in his own native town. Thoreau doesn’t believe it to be sinful that he often thinks about how men should be instead of accepting who they really are – truly due to the injustices he sees. He doesn’t see politicians as leaders, but as followers to the Constitution, and further, to the men who devised it. Respect for the strides America takes to maintain democracy is established, but the question of whether democracy is really the final step in establishing the near perfect is equally as respected by Thoreau. Thoreau concludes with his strong-willed voice, but now expresses hope for the future of America and its evolving
A few months ago, she was diagnosed with leukemia and has been receiving Chemotherapy. The doctors have confessed that the Chemo has not had any impact, and found a donor match for a bone marrow transplant.
The United States beer industry represents 233 million hectoliters of the world’s 1,501 million hectoliters and is a dynamic part of the United States national economy, contributing billions of dollars in wages and taxes. Within the U.S., the beer market accounts for nearly 50% of total volume of alcohol, with the import specialty and light beer segments driving growth.
The first paragraph expresses Thoreau's seemingly libertarian political sentiments the idea that the most ideal form of government is one which exercises the least power and control over its citizens. He envisions a society in which government is eliminated altogether because men have the capacity to be self-regulating and independent. Which he also has a theoretical endpoint of the way societies develop and evolve. There's a tension between Thoreau's desire to limit the power
Legal production of near beer used less than 1/10 the amount of malt, 1/12 the rice and hops, and 1/13 the corn used to make full-strength beer before National Prohibition. (Blocker 7)
To conclude, Thoreau believed that people should be ruled by conscience and that people should fight against injustice through non-violence according to “Civil Disobedience.” Besides, he believed that we should simplify our lives and take some time to learn our essence in the nature. Moreover, he deemed that tradition and money were unimportant as he demonstrated in his book, Walden. I suggested that people should learn from Thoreau to live deliberately and spend more time to go to the nature instead of watching television, playing computer games, and among other things, such that we could discover who we were and be endeavored to build foundations on our dreams.
In “Resistance to Civil Government,” Thoreau articulates the importance he places on resistance against a powerful, controlling government. He opens his essay with a reference to the...
Thoreau does not support the structure of the current system and suggests people should be self-governed. Thoreau writes “government is best which governs least” (Thoreau 1). Thoreau does not trust involvement of a government in an individual’s life and claims that the government should have minimal involvement in its citizen 's life. Thoreau points out “Government is at best but an expedient” (Thoreau 1). Thoreau knows that a government is needed to do certain things, however, Thoreau argues the government is not needed to control an individual’s life. Thoreau argues “There will never be a really free and enlightened State, until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power” (Thoreau 18). IN Thoreau’s defense one can never accomplish freedom unless he/she is given the power to govern themselves. To be the master of their own ruling. Meanwhile, Martin Luther King’s idea of the government is different to that of Thoreau. King claims that a government is needed although it has to Changed. King describes our nation as a nation that does not care about its people but rather about the power it has. He explains “...A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death”. He points out that if the current government does not stop focusing on war rather than things as education it will soon collapse. Both individuals disagree with how the government functions and imply there needs to be an alternative. While Thoreau mentions that an individual should be the one to govern themselves, King suggests the government is needed for healthy development of
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born on March 6, 1806 near Durham, England to Edward Barrett Moulton. Elizabeth’s family was from Jamaica. Her father’s health was derived from extensive sugar plantations in Jamaica; this was the proprietor of “Hope Island”. Her father began to suffer from financial losses, and could no longer afford to maintain the Hope Estate. She was the eldest of twelve children. Elizabeth was an English Poet who was known for her love poems. Elizabeth’s childhood nickname was “Ba”. She spent most of her childhood at a country house in MarrenHills, Worcestershire. At the age of four she composed verses. She began to write poetry at the age of six. Before Elizabeth was ten she read the histories of England, Greece, Rome, and several other Shakespeare plays. Elizabeth was educated at home. At the age of fifteen she was seriously ill as a result of a spinal injury and heart palpitations that plagued her permanently. Doctors treated her with morphine that she would have to take for the rest of her life. Elizabeth wrote her first book by the age of fifteen. Unlike her two sisters she immersed herself in the world of books. By the age of twenty she was offered to the public with no induction of au...