Episode 144 - Lost Beer Styles
What happened to the beers we no longer drink?
This episode, we’re heading deep into the archives to uncover lost, extinct and forgotten beer styles from Britain and around the world—and asking the all-important questions: would we actually want to drink them today, and would we want a whole keg?
From monstrous 18th-century October Beers and hot, wormwood-infused Purl, to Brett-laced Yorkshire Stingo, sweet Welsh Bragawd and long-aged Keeping Stout, we explore some seriously strange beers that disappeared as brewing, taxation, ingredients and tastes evolved.
Then we go global, digging up…
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