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Beer

2007-09-15T01:25:15Z

124.168.200.165: /* Modern Beer */

'''Beer''' has been a staple of [[Africa]]n, [[Mediterranean]] and [[Europe]]an diets since ancient times. It was likely discovered in ancient [[Egypt]] or [[Mesopotamia]] and predates written history. In its simplest form, beer is a cloudy [[alcohol|alcoholic]] beverage made (or "[[brewing|brewed]]") from fermented grain. Most [[medieval]] and [[modern]] beer includes malt made from [[hops]] to clarify the beer and make it tangy and foamy, although some brands of ''wheat beer'' can give an authentic ancient beer-drinking experience, especially when consumed warm.

==Beer in Period==
Beer was a staple drink for all social classes. It was cheap, easy to
make, and far, far safer than [[water]], since the mild alcoholic content killed the bacteria and [[parasites]] common in the [[medieval]] drinking supply. Period beer was about four- or five-percent alcohol by volume, at a minimum, although a much milder form known as ''small beer'' was also commonly consumed. Small beer has
an alcoholic content of only one- or two-percent, and was a staple beverage for [[children]], the [[infirm]], and the [[elderly]]. To closely mimic a medival beer-drinking experience, go for a dark and flavourful [[Europe]]an beer, served at a few degrees below the ambient room temperature.

==Modern Beer==
The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly depending on where it is made: [[Belgium|Belgian]] beer, for example, is regularly seven- or eight-percent alcohol, while [[America]]n beer, at three- or four-percent, is often derided as being ''a little like making love in a canoe'', as the [[Canada|Canadian]] saying goes. In addition,
[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.

Hops are the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some beers since antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing is generally considered to have become widespread in the [[13th_century]]. Various bittering herbs and plants were used previously for similar results. (See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.

Alcohol contents of modern beer are often driven by excise taxes, rather than traditional style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year.

==See Also==
* [[Brewing]]
** [[Brewing beer]]

== External Links ==
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=65 Atlantian A&S Links: Beer & Ale]

[[Category:alcohol]]
[[category:Brewing]]
[[category:food]]

Beer

2007-09-15T01:24:44Z

124.168.200.165: /* Modern Beer */

'''Beer''' has been a staple of [[Africa]]n, [[Mediterranean]] and [[Europe]]an diets since ancient times. It was likely discovered in ancient [[Egypt]] or [[Mesopotamia]] and predates written history. In its simplest form, beer is a cloudy [[alcohol|alcoholic]] beverage made (or "[[brewing|brewed]]") from fermented grain. Most [[medieval]] and [[modern]] beer includes malt made from [[hops]] to clarify the beer and make it tangy and foamy, although some brands of ''wheat beer'' can give an authentic ancient beer-drinking experience, especially when consumed warm.

==Beer in Period==
Beer was a staple drink for all social classes. It was cheap, easy to
make, and far, far safer than [[water]], since the mild alcoholic content killed the bacteria and [[parasites]] common in the [[medieval]] drinking supply. Period beer was about four- or five-percent alcohol by volume, at a minimum, although a much milder form known as ''small beer'' was also commonly consumed. Small beer has
an alcoholic content of only one- or two-percent, and was a staple beverage for [[children]], the [[infirm]], and the [[elderly]]. To closely mimic a medival beer-drinking experience, go for a dark and flavourful [[Europe]]an beer, served at a few degrees below the ambient room temperature.

==Modern Beer==
The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly depending on where it is made: [[Belgium|Belgian]] beer, for example, is regularly seven- or eight-percent alcohol, while [[America]]n beer, at three- or four-percent, is often derided as being ''a little like making love in a canoe'', as the [[Canada|Canadian]] saying goes. In addition,
[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.

Hops are the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some beers since antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing is generally considered to have become widespread in the [[13th_century]]. Various bittering herbs and plants were used previously for similar results. (See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.

Alcohol contents of modern beer are often driven by excise taxes, rather than traditional style considerations. For example, [http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer/victoria_bitter.htm Victoria Bitter ("VB")], was recently reduced from 4.9% to 4.8% alcohol content to save the brewer around A$20 million per year in excise taxes.

==See Also==
* [[Brewing]]
** [[Brewing beer]]

== External Links ==
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=65 Atlantian A&S Links: Beer & Ale]

[[Category:alcohol]]
[[category:Brewing]]
[[category:food]]

Beer

2007-09-15T01:09:59Z

124.168.200.165: /* Modern Beer */

'''Beer''' has been a staple of [[Africa]]n, [[Mediterranean]] and [[Europe]]an diets since ancient times. It was likely discovered in ancient [[Egypt]] or [[Mesopotamia]] and predates written history. In its simplest form, beer is a cloudy [[alcohol|alcoholic]] beverage made (or "[[brewing|brewed]]") from fermented grain. Most [[medieval]] and [[modern]] beer includes malt made from [[hops]] to clarify the beer and make it tangy and foamy, although some brands of ''wheat beer'' can give an authentic ancient beer-drinking experience, especially when consumed warm.

==Beer in Period==
Beer was a staple drink for all social classes. It was cheap, easy to
make, and far, far safer than [[water]], since the mild alcoholic content killed the bacteria and [[parasites]] common in the [[medieval]] drinking supply. Period beer was about four- or five-percent alcohol by volume, at a minimum, although a much milder form known as ''small beer'' was also commonly consumed. Small beer has
an alcoholic content of only one- or two-percent, and was a staple beverage for [[children]], the [[infirm]], and the [[elderly]]. To closely mimic a medival beer-drinking experience, go for a dark and flavourful [[Europe]]an beer, served at a few degrees below the ambient room temperature.

==Modern Beer==
The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly depending on where it is made: [[Belgium|Belgian]] beer, for example, is regularly seven- or eight-percent alcohol, while [[America]]n beer, at three- or four-percent, is often derided as being ''a little like making love in a canoe'', as the [[Canada|Canadian]] saying goes. In addition,
[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.

Hops is the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some beers since antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing is generally considered to have become widespread in the [[13th_century]].
(See: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.

==See Also==
* [[Brewing]]
** [[Brewing beer]]

== External Links ==
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=65 Atlantian A&S Links: Beer & Ale]

[[Category:alcohol]]
[[category:Brewing]]
[[category:food]]

Beer

2007-09-15T01:08:40Z

124.168.200.165: /* Modern Beer */

'''Beer''' has been a staple of [[Africa]]n, [[Mediterranean]] and [[Europe]]an diets since ancient times. It was likely discovered in ancient [[Egypt]] or [[Mesopotamia]] and predates written history. In its simplest form, beer is a cloudy [[alcohol|alcoholic]] beverage made (or "[[brewing|brewed]]") from fermented grain. Most [[medieval]] and [[modern]] beer includes malt made from [[hops]] to clarify the beer and make it tangy and foamy, although some brands of ''wheat beer'' can give an authentic ancient beer-drinking experience, especially when consumed warm.

==Beer in Period==
Beer was a staple drink for all social classes. It was cheap, easy to
make, and far, far safer than [[water]], since the mild alcoholic content killed the bacteria and [[parasites]] common in the [[medieval]] drinking supply. Period beer was about four- or five-percent alcohol by volume, at a minimum, although a much milder form known as ''small beer'' was also commonly consumed. Small beer has
an alcoholic content of only one- or two-percent, and was a staple beverage for [[children]], the [[infirm]], and the [[elderly]]. To closely mimic a medival beer-drinking experience, go for a dark and flavourful [[Europe]]an beer, served at a few degrees below the ambient room temperature.

==Modern Beer==
The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly depending on where it is made: [[Belgium|Belgian]] beer, for example, is regularly seven- or eight-percent alcohol, while [[America]]n beer, at three- or four-percent, is often derided as being ''a little like making love in a canoe'', as the [[Canada|Canadian]] saying goes. In addition,
[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.

Hops is the ubiquitous flavouring, bittering and preserving agent in modern beer. While hops have been used in some brews in antiquity, cultivation of hops for brewing only became widespread in the [[13th_century]].
(See also: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer#Hops Wikipedia's entry on beer].)

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.

==See Also==
* [[Brewing]]
** [[Brewing beer]]

== External Links ==
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=65 Atlantian A&S Links: Beer & Ale]

[[Category:alcohol]]
[[category:Brewing]]
[[category:food]]

Beer

2007-09-15T00:56:50Z

124.168.200.165: /* Modern Beer */

'''Beer''' has been a staple of [[Africa]]n, [[Mediterranean]] and [[Europe]]an diets since ancient times. It was likely discovered in ancient [[Egypt]] or [[Mesopotamia]] and predates written history. In its simplest form, beer is a cloudy [[alcohol|alcoholic]] beverage made (or "[[brewing|brewed]]") from fermented grain. Most [[medieval]] and [[modern]] beer includes malt made from [[hops]] to clarify the beer and make it tangy and foamy, although some brands of ''wheat beer'' can give an authentic ancient beer-drinking experience, especially when consumed warm.

==Beer in Period==
Beer was a staple drink for all social classes. It was cheap, easy to
make, and far, far safer than [[water]], since the mild alcoholic content killed the bacteria and [[parasites]] common in the [[medieval]] drinking supply. Period beer was about four- or five-percent alcohol by volume, at a minimum, although a much milder form known as ''small beer'' was also commonly consumed. Small beer has
an alcoholic content of only one- or two-percent, and was a staple beverage for [[children]], the [[infirm]], and the [[elderly]]. To closely mimic a medival beer-drinking experience, go for a dark and flavourful [[Europe]]an beer, served at a few degrees below the ambient room temperature.

==Modern Beer==
The alcoholic content of [[modern]] beer varies greatly depending on where it is made: [[Belgium|Belgian]] beer, for example, is regularly seven- or eight-percent alcohol, while [[America]]n beer, at three- or four-percent, is often derided as being ''a little like making love in a canoe'', as the [[Canada|Canadian]] saying goes. In addition,
[[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n beers tend to be more flavourful than their [[North America]]n equivalents.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) in Canada defines a single [[drink]] of beer as eight fluid ounces at the standard Canadian strength of five- to six-percent alcohol.

==See Also==
* [[Brewing]]
** [[Brewing beer]]

== External Links ==
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=65 Atlantian A&S Links: Beer & Ale]

[[Category:alcohol]]
[[category:Brewing]]
[[category:food]]