Beers of the World

Victoria formerly Grupo Model S.A. de C.V. Mexico – Representing an interpretation of the Vienna style, Victoria was one of the first beers in the company’s portfolio when it was formed in 1925. It has a deep amber color, a soft, quickly fading head. The beer generates a light malty aroma with a touch of caramel and light hints of biscuit. Flavor is of toasty malt and low honey with well-balanced hops. Body is medium-low and yields to a fairly dry finish. Victoria matches up well with Mexican food. For

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This Day in Beer History

An unusual business deal was finalized on this day, July 9th, in 1774. Brewer Thomas Robinson signed a lease to store his beer, aging barrels, in the cellar of the Newport Rhode Island Courthouse. It was the extension of a similar arrangement that dated back to 1771. Beer Fest tickets available now at MBBF.org or follow this link https://myidahotix.com/events/2020-mountain-brewers-beer-fest-6-6-2020-58530 Copyright Gregg Smith – His latest book “American Beer History” is available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/American-Beer-History-Mayflower-Microbreweries/dp/108155410X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=American+Beer+History&qid=1625503750&sr=8-2  

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Beers of the World

La Fin Du Monde, Unibroue, Quebec, Canada – “The End of the World” offers a  Belgian-style, bottle conditioned,  Tripel with a name harkening back to the belief of the first French explorers arriving in North America. Hazy gold with a large, rocky Belgian style head and the lightest of lacing as you work your way through a glass of this simply delightful beer. Aroma is of fruity esters that mix pear, peach, apple and banana with spice of coriander, clove and white pepper.  Flavors are equally complex including light toffee

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This Day in Beer History

While observing July 4, 1788 in Philadelphia a writer wished “…that a monument could be erected in Union Green with the following inscription… ‘In Honour of American Beer and Cyder. It is hereby recorded for the information of strangers and posterity that 17,000 assembled in this Green on the 4th of July 1788 to celebrate the establishment of the Constitution of the United States… and they departed without a single quarrel. They drank nothing but Beer and Cyder. Learn Reader to prize these two invaluable liquors and consider them as

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