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  • FAQ – False Ale Quotes
    • Myth 1: Ralph Harwood invented porter as a substitute for three-threads
    • Myth 2: Hops were forbidden by Henry VI
    • Myth 3: Medieval ale-conners wore leather breeches and tested ale by pouring some on a wooden bench and then sitting in it and seeing if they stuck to the bench
    • Myth 4: George Hodgson invented IPA to survive the long trip to India
    • Six more myths about hops
    • Myth 6: “As early as the ninth century, the Abbey of St Gall in Switzerland had three breweries in full operation”

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  • Buy Amber Gold and Black, the British beer styles bible
  • FAQ – False Ale Quotes
    • Myth 1: Ralph Harwood invented porter as a substitute for three-threads
    • Myth 2: Hops were forbidden by Henry VI
    • Myth 3: Medieval ale-conners wore leather breeches and tested ale by pouring some on a wooden bench and then sitting in it and seeing if they stuck to the bench
    • Myth 4: George Hodgson invented IPA to survive the long trip to India
    • Myth 6: “As early as the ninth century, the Abbey of St Gall in Switzerland had three breweries in full operation”
    • Six more myths about hops

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