I love your emails. And usually I trust the “facts” in them. But in this email I would like to question your information.
I quote:
“It must be noted that this law was initially for brewing lagers; a more complicated process than making ales. At that time, Bavaria was the only place in the world making lagers.”
Well first of all, there wasn’t any Lager in 1516. Lager became known in the 19th century.
Secondly it is a slap in the face of my father’s ancestors from former Czechoslovakia. My father is actually born in Pilsen where the beer style Pilsener got its name from.
Pilsner Urquell: An old Czech fairy tale « Beer Culture with Des de Moor
I heard that a letter from Sedlmayr exists in the Brewery Museum in Munich where he described how he was left alone in the brewery and so managed to steal the yeast.
Thank you for all your past and future emails. I enjoy reading them
Australians don’t touch Fosters Lager. Victoria Bitter (VB or Vic Bitter) is far more popular despite me not liking it. I prefer a pale ale. Mind you, I prefer Brown Brothers wines from the great state of Victoria! 🤣
Hi James,
I love your emails. And usually I trust the “facts” in them. But in this email I would like to question your information.
I quote:
“It must be noted that this law was initially for brewing lagers; a more complicated process than making ales. At that time, Bavaria was the only place in the world making lagers.”
Well first of all, there wasn’t any Lager in 1516. Lager became known in the 19th century.
Secondly it is a slap in the face of my father’s ancestors from former Czechoslovakia. My father is actually born in Pilsen where the beer style Pilsener got its name from.
Pilsner Urquell: An old Czech fairy tale « Beer Culture with Des de Moor
https://desdemoor.co.uk/pilsner-urquell-an-old-czech-fairy-tale/
There is also the story that two brewers stole the Pilsner yeast from a Czech brewery in a hollow walking stick. https://beerandbrewing.com/dictionary/VqABoFJRGL/
I heard that a letter from Sedlmayr exists in the Brewery Museum in Munich where he described how he was left alone in the brewery and so managed to steal the yeast.
Thank you for all your past and future emails. I enjoy reading them
Peter
Australians don’t touch Fosters Lager. Victoria Bitter (VB or Vic Bitter) is far more popular despite me not liking it. I prefer a pale ale. Mind you, I prefer Brown Brothers wines from the great state of Victoria! 🤣