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Why on earth would anybody want to write about lager? It’s nasty, fizzy, too cold and doesn’t taste of anything.-
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No please, contain your excitement
The proofs are back for the article I’ve written with Martin Iversen about Carlsberg’s expansion (mostly into the UK). It is part of a special Scandinavian issue of the Journal of Brewery History and is one of the few times that lager has graced the pages of this fine journal. Continue reading
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New life for one of the UK’s first lager breweries
Wrexham Lager Brewery opened in 1882, closed by Carlsberg Tetley in 2000 and sold for £1 could be resurrected by by Welsh MP Martyn Jones. He’s retiring from politics after the next General Election, but is apparently looking around for something to keep him busy according to the Daily Post. Continue reading
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Lager loathing started early in New York
“We admit having once to oblige a friend from the fatherland tasted this repulsive drink and while we acknowledge our present friendship for choice Havana we are truly thankful that our aversion for lager bier has remained permanent from the first mouthful.”
That quote comes from an article in the June 1856 edition of the United States magazine of science, art, manufactures, agriculture, commerce and trade and shows that lager loathing is not a new phenomenon. The article described how lager bier “a nauseating drink” had taken over New York. Continue reading
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LAGER FRENZY! 