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Interesting Beer Facts

The Babylonian's enjoyed beer over 6000 years ago and left us recipes for it's manufacture engraved in clay tablets.

Malt drinks were enjoyed by the early Egyptians and Hebrews of Biblical times.

In a religious procession in the year 1646, the local crafts represented were carpenters, masons, sailors, toolmakers, brewers and bakers.

In ancient Babylon the women brewers were also temple priestesses. The goddess Siris was the patron of beer and certain types of beer were reserved for temple ceremonies.

In mentioning the diet of a farm labourer in the colony of New France, the provincial of the Jesuits in Quebec writing in the societies journal "Relations" of 1636 mentions that in addition to their allowance of flour, lard, oil, vinegar, codfish, peas, and so on "they were given a chopine of cider a day or a quart of beer".

The landing of The Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth Rock was related, in part, to the depletion of the beer supply on board their ship - the Mayflower. " For we could not now take time for further search and consideration; our victuals being much spent, especially our beer..."

Beer was one of the first industries established in Canada.

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