Pale ale: it’s much, much, MUCH older than you think

It’s a curious fact that the expression “pale ale” does not seem to appear in the English language until 1705, in a catalogue of newly published books sold at a shop in Little Britain, a street just off Smithfield. What makes this particularly surprising is that pale-coloured ales had been available for a very long… Read More Pale ale: it’s much, much, MUCH older than you think

Where to find Britain’s Viking brewhouses

Merryn and Graham Dineley, she an archaeologist specialising in exploring ancient ale-making, he a craft brewer specialising in actually making ancient ales, have produced a fabulous downloadable poster on the visible remains of Viking brewhouses in Britain, which you can find here. The poster points out that structures which have been interpreted as Viking “bath… Read More Where to find Britain’s Viking brewhouses