Today’s infographic is from my friends at Weyermann Specialty Malt, which is located in Bamberg, Germany. This poster shows the production steps for malting.
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By Jay Brooks
Today’s infographic is from my friends at Weyermann Specialty Malt, which is located in Bamberg, Germany. This poster shows the production steps for malting.
Click here to see the poster full size.
By Jay Brooks
I stumbled onto yet another list of old words, this group on the Matador Network. 20 obsolete English words that should make a comeback includes some pretty cool words, like Scriptitation, which I think I engage in every single day. Scriptitation is “[a] 17th-century word meaning ‘continual writing'” But two in particular caught my eye as beer-related.
Brannigan
Noun – “A drinking bout; a spree or ‘binge’” – Brannigan was originally a North American slang word, but it is now rarely used. “Shall we go for a brannigan on Friday?” can be a more sophisticated way to discuss such activities.
I can’t imagine the root of that, unless of course there was some gut named Brannigan who was well-known for binge drinking.
Bibesy
Noun – “A too earnest desire after drink.” – “Bibesy” may have been completely made up in the 18th century and it’s unclear whether it ever made it into common use, but it could easily be used today: “Wedding guests waited anxiously for the bar to open; bibesy should be expected after such a long, dull service.”
Not sure about that one either, but there were a few other gems, too. “Twitter-light,” for example, once meant “a romantic way to refer to the hours as the sun goes down,” but I suspect would have a completely different meaning. Then there’s something I’m often accused of: Perissology. “Perissology” means the “Use of more words than are necessary; redundancy or superfluity of expression.” I completely disagree and will write a short, 10,000-word rebuttal on why it’s not true.
I’m not sure I’d vote for either of these beer words to make a comeback, but it’s always fun to find them.