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Distilling Whiskey Minicast

MINICAST: Distilling Whiskey – Mer Answers Your Questions

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Meredith Hartley

Shouldn’t you always strain your mash before distilling it? What is “on the grain” distilling? Meredith breaks down answers to listener questions in this quick minicast. Our last episode (Ep […]

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American History / Beer / Food / Minicasts / Podcasts / Season 1 / Whiskey
S01E48 Whiskey Women Walgreens

Ep 48: Whiskey, Women, and Walgreens

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Emily Geddes

Forget everything you know about whiskey, Prohibition, and the modern liquor industry. The real story is wild ride full of little known tales, plot twists, and unexpected connections that shaped […]

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American History / Beer / Food / Podcasts / Season 1 / Uncategorized / Whiskey / Women Business & Work
S01E45 Whiskey Rebellion (2)

Ep 45: The Whiskey Rebellion

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Emily Geddes

This is the story of why tarring and feathering government employees is not a legitimate form of democratic expression.  Also, booze. (Happy Tax Day! We’re getting this up one day […]

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American History / Beer / Holidays / Podcasts / Season 1
S01E42 Irish Beer Alewives and Witches

Ep 42: Irish Beer, Alewives, and Witches

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Emily Geddes

Happy St. Patty’s Day! What do St. Patrick and Irish beer have to do with the Wicked Witch of The West? EVERYTHING! And we really mean EVERYTHING! Learn how competition […]

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Beer / Holidays / Podcasts / Season 1 / Women Business & Work
Tipsy History of Honeymoons

Episode 33: The Tipsy History of Honeymoons

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Meredith Hartley

Join Emily and Frank as they explore the link between honeymoons and mead, an alcoholic beverage made from – you guessed it – honey! Kidnapping, Valhalla, monastery profit margins, the […]

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Ep 29 Minicast: Beer in Israel & Egypt, Pasta Sauce, & Rotten Fish

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Meredith Hartley

In this minicast, Emily and Frank discuss the twisty connections between how wine and beer were shared between Ancient Egypt and Israel, why Prego sells so many different varieties, and […]

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Woman filling a cup with kava at Niufo'ou By Wendy Pond [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Ep 28 Minicast: Pasifika, Beer, & Bias

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Meredith Hartley

Join Emily, Meredith, and Frank for this minicast as they discuss fermented beverages in the South Pacific and Pacific Islander cultures, and why Google isn’t a substitute for real research. […]

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Episode 21: Ridiculous Regulations & Craft Beer – Interview with Marcus Gall

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Meredith Hartley

Join Meredith as she interviews Seattle-based beer enthusiast, history geek, and homebrewing expert Marcus Gall. They explore how historical taxation created our modern beers, Prohibition’s effect on U.S. beer culture, […]

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Beer / Podcasts / Season 1
Newspaper drawing of the vat from the London Beer flood before it ruptured.

Episode 20: Beer and Industrialization

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Meredith Hartley

Join Meredith, Emily, and Frank as they discuss corporate espionage in the 19th brewing, the glass drinkware revolution, how Guinness used a pickaxe to protect his beer empire, and some […]

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 This is a pen-and-ink sketch of Shakespeare’s coat-of-arms drawn on the October 20, 1596 rough draft of the application to be grant a coat-of-arms to John Shakespeare, William’s father.

Episode 19: Beer & Shakespeare

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Meredith Hartley

Join Emily, Meredith, and Frank as they discuss preservatives and Elizabethan beer regulations, including how beer helped build the Shakespeare family’s fortunes. Links and Additional Content: Why Shakespeare liked ale […]

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Episode 17: Beer in India

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Meredith Hartley

Join Meredith and Frank as they discuss the social and economic role of beer in ancient India. Links and Additional Content: Surabhanam – The oldest Indian beer via Beer in India […]

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Episode 16: Beer & Alcohol in China

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Meredith Hartley

Join Meredith as she discusses the twisted history of alcohol in Ancient China, from wild excess to strict prohibition.   Links and Additional Content: World’s Earliest Tipple Discovered in China […]

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Clarified chicha from Peru. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.

Episode 13: Beer in the Americas

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Meredith Hartley

Join Emily, Meredith, and Frank as they discuss how chicha and other fermented beverages evolved in the Americas. Links and Additional Content: How to Make Chicha via Draft Magazine Chicha […]

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Episode 10: Fermentation

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Meredith Hartley

Join Emily and Frank as they discuss the basics of fermentation and the role it’s played — both historically, and in our kitchens today. Links and Additional Content: ‘Fermentation’ – […]

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Shamhat from the Epic of Gilgamesh introducing Enkidu to beer. Public Doman.

Episode 9b: Beer in Mesopotamia

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Meredith Hartley

Join Emily, Meredith, and Frank as they discuss the role of beer in ancient Mesopotamia, including its origins as a woman-dominated industry, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Code of […]

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Episode 9a: Intro to Beer

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Meredith Hartley

Join Meredith, Emily, and Frank as they discuss why beer is the foundation of civilization, specialization, accounting, and business. Links and Additional Content:

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