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How To Drink Beer, Circa 1623

September 23, 2014 By Jay Brooks

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Here’s a fun little account from the annals of history, the 17th century to be precise. This description of “How To Drink Beer” comes from “Via recta ad vitam longam,” by Tobias Venner, published in 1623.

“Beere that is too bitter of the hop… hurteth the sinewes, offendeth the sight, and causeth the head-ach, by filling the ventricles of the braine with troublesome vapors… Here some may demand, Whether it be better to drink their Beere cold, or a little warmed, especially in the Winter season? Whereto I answer, that I see no good reason to approve the drinking thereof warme, as I know some to do, not only in the Winter, but almost all the yeere: for it is nauceous and fulsome to the stomack… Moreover, it doth not so well quench the thirst, temper the naturall heat, and coole the inward parts, as if it be taken cold.”

I guess they had some back then, too, who didn’t care for overly hoppy beers.

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Filed Under: Beers, Just For Fun Tagged With: History



Comments

  1. Beerman49 says

    September 25, 2014 at 1:20 am

    Good LYAO one!

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