A Brief History Of Beer - Part 2 AD 1516 - AD 1898
AD 1516 Beer legislation in Bavaria, Germany passed by Duke Wilhelm lV requiring beer to be made only from malt, hops and water (Yeast fermentation was not known of at this time).
AD 1522 Hops used in most beers in England.
AD 1524-1536 Hops outlawed by Henry Vlll of England.
AD 1547 King Ferdinand l decrees that Budweis beer be the royal drink.
AD 1553 Becks Brewery founded and is still brewing today.
AD 15OO's (Late) Queen Elizabeth l of England drank strong ale for breakfast.
AD 1568 Artist Pieter Brueghel's painting The Wedding depicts wedding guests drinking a pinkish liquid, probably fruity lambic beer.
(i.
e.
, beer made from unmalted wheat and fruit).
AD 1581 Young's Brewery started brewing in England.
AD 1587 The first beer was brewed in the New World (America) at Sir Walter Raleigh's colony in Virginia, but the colonists sent requests to England for better beer.
AD 1589 Hofbrauhaus built by Duke Wilhelm V is the focal point of the famous annual Oktoberfest in Belgium.
AD 17th Century The weekly allowance for pupils of all ages at one English school was two bottles of beer a day because water was usually from polluted rivers and unsafe to drink.
AD 1602 Dr Alexander Nowell discovers that ale can be stored longer in cork sealed, glass bottles.
AD 1612 The first commercial brewery opened in New Amsterdam (NYC, Manhattan) after colonists advertised in London newspapers for experienced brewers.
AD 1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock because the beer supplies were running low.
AD 1674 Harvard College has its own brewhouse.
AD 1680 William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania) operated a commercial brewery.
AD 17OO's In the early 1700's breweries started cultivating specific yeast strains which developed the style that we today call 'beer' AD 1719 Belhaven brewery was established at Dunbar, Scotland on the site of a Benedictine Monastery where monks had been brewing ale for several hundred years.
AD 1757 In America Washington wrote his personal recipe "To Make Small Beer".
AD 1759 Guinness evolved from a porter to a stout in Dublin.
AD 1777 In Burton-on-Trent in England pale ale commenced being brewed.
AD 1786 ·Molson brewery is founded in what is today Canada.
·George Washington and Thomas Jefferson had their own private brewhouses.
·Samuel Adams operated a commercial brewery.
·Soldiers in the revolutionary army received rations of a quart of beer a day.
AD 1789 ·James Madison proposes that Congress levy a low 8 cent duty per barrel , on malt liquors to encourage "the manufacture of beer in every State in the Union".
·Beer and bread were mainstays of the ordinary person's diet for centuries.
·Yeasts during this time were exactly the same as those used in bread.
AD 1795 Czech Budweiser Burgerbrau (Citizen's Brewery) is established.
AD 1800's ·Before the 1800's most beer was really "Ale".
·Lager starts being produced commercially on a large scale due to the introduction of refrigeration.
AD 1810 Munich establishes Oktoberfest as an official celebration.
AD 1830's Bavarians Gabriel Sedlmayr of Munich and Anton Dreher of Vienna developed the lager method of beer production.
AD 1834 Marston Brewery was the last to use the traditional Burton union system in England.
AD 1839 ·A group of 200 Czech brewers engaged Joseph Groll, a master brewer from Bavaria to make lager-style beers.
·The Burghers Brewery is founded in Pilsen, Bohemia.
AD 1842 Brewer Joseph Groll produces a clear pale golden beer which started being exported to Europe from Pilsen, Bohemia.
AD 1850's ·German immigrant brewers introduced cold maturation lagers to the US ·Anheuser, Busch, Miller, Coors, Stroh, Schlitz and Pabstroots begin production.
AD 1800'S (late) The beginning of the modern era of brewing in the U.
S.
AD 1860 Commencement of refrigeration AD 1870's Adolphus Busch pioneers the use of double-walled railcars in a network of ice houses to make Budweiser beer, the first national brand.
AD 1874 Groll's lager reaches the USA.
AD 1876 ·Pasteur unravels the secret of yeast in the fermentation process and also develops pasteurisation to stabilize beers 22 years before the process was applied to milk.
·Automatic bottling and pasteurisation ·Railroad distribution.
AD 1880 There were approximately 2300 breweries in the USA.
AD 1883 German brewers were using bottom-fermenting yeasts.
AD 1890 Pabst is the first US brewer to sell over one million barrels in a year.
AD 1898 Burghers' Brewery registers the name Pilsner Urquell.
AD 1522 Hops used in most beers in England.
AD 1524-1536 Hops outlawed by Henry Vlll of England.
AD 1547 King Ferdinand l decrees that Budweis beer be the royal drink.
AD 1553 Becks Brewery founded and is still brewing today.
AD 15OO's (Late) Queen Elizabeth l of England drank strong ale for breakfast.
AD 1568 Artist Pieter Brueghel's painting The Wedding depicts wedding guests drinking a pinkish liquid, probably fruity lambic beer.
(i.
e.
, beer made from unmalted wheat and fruit).
AD 1581 Young's Brewery started brewing in England.
AD 1587 The first beer was brewed in the New World (America) at Sir Walter Raleigh's colony in Virginia, but the colonists sent requests to England for better beer.
AD 1589 Hofbrauhaus built by Duke Wilhelm V is the focal point of the famous annual Oktoberfest in Belgium.
AD 17th Century The weekly allowance for pupils of all ages at one English school was two bottles of beer a day because water was usually from polluted rivers and unsafe to drink.
AD 1602 Dr Alexander Nowell discovers that ale can be stored longer in cork sealed, glass bottles.
AD 1612 The first commercial brewery opened in New Amsterdam (NYC, Manhattan) after colonists advertised in London newspapers for experienced brewers.
AD 1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock because the beer supplies were running low.
AD 1674 Harvard College has its own brewhouse.
AD 1680 William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania) operated a commercial brewery.
AD 17OO's In the early 1700's breweries started cultivating specific yeast strains which developed the style that we today call 'beer' AD 1719 Belhaven brewery was established at Dunbar, Scotland on the site of a Benedictine Monastery where monks had been brewing ale for several hundred years.
AD 1757 In America Washington wrote his personal recipe "To Make Small Beer".
AD 1759 Guinness evolved from a porter to a stout in Dublin.
AD 1777 In Burton-on-Trent in England pale ale commenced being brewed.
AD 1786 ·Molson brewery is founded in what is today Canada.
·George Washington and Thomas Jefferson had their own private brewhouses.
·Samuel Adams operated a commercial brewery.
·Soldiers in the revolutionary army received rations of a quart of beer a day.
AD 1789 ·James Madison proposes that Congress levy a low 8 cent duty per barrel , on malt liquors to encourage "the manufacture of beer in every State in the Union".
·Beer and bread were mainstays of the ordinary person's diet for centuries.
·Yeasts during this time were exactly the same as those used in bread.
AD 1795 Czech Budweiser Burgerbrau (Citizen's Brewery) is established.
AD 1800's ·Before the 1800's most beer was really "Ale".
·Lager starts being produced commercially on a large scale due to the introduction of refrigeration.
AD 1810 Munich establishes Oktoberfest as an official celebration.
AD 1830's Bavarians Gabriel Sedlmayr of Munich and Anton Dreher of Vienna developed the lager method of beer production.
AD 1834 Marston Brewery was the last to use the traditional Burton union system in England.
AD 1839 ·A group of 200 Czech brewers engaged Joseph Groll, a master brewer from Bavaria to make lager-style beers.
·The Burghers Brewery is founded in Pilsen, Bohemia.
AD 1842 Brewer Joseph Groll produces a clear pale golden beer which started being exported to Europe from Pilsen, Bohemia.
AD 1850's ·German immigrant brewers introduced cold maturation lagers to the US ·Anheuser, Busch, Miller, Coors, Stroh, Schlitz and Pabstroots begin production.
AD 1800'S (late) The beginning of the modern era of brewing in the U.
S.
AD 1860 Commencement of refrigeration AD 1870's Adolphus Busch pioneers the use of double-walled railcars in a network of ice houses to make Budweiser beer, the first national brand.
AD 1874 Groll's lager reaches the USA.
AD 1876 ·Pasteur unravels the secret of yeast in the fermentation process and also develops pasteurisation to stabilize beers 22 years before the process was applied to milk.
·Automatic bottling and pasteurisation ·Railroad distribution.
AD 1880 There were approximately 2300 breweries in the USA.
AD 1883 German brewers were using bottom-fermenting yeasts.
AD 1890 Pabst is the first US brewer to sell over one million barrels in a year.
AD 1898 Burghers' Brewery registers the name Pilsner Urquell.
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