What Historical Beer Would You Like To Try?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Hodgson, Nov 23, 2014.

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  1. Hodgson

    Hodgson Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2014 Canada (ON)

    I have three:

    i) Ballantine India Pale Ale as made in Newark, NJ in the 1930's or after WW II;

    ii) New Albion Ale in 1976, the first modern craft beer if one excludes Anchor Brewery; and

    iii) the original draft-only, all-malt Michelob released in 1896.

    What are your choice(s)?

    P.S. I did taste the recreation of New Albion as released on behalf of Jack McAuliffe by Sam Adams two years ago, and the recently revived Ballantine India Pale Ale, but I'd like to go back to the originals to see what they were really like.
     
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  2. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    My dad always talked about a "sweet beer" he had in Germany during WWII, I was all over Germany and couldn't find anything that fit that description, and he swears it wasn't a Hefeweizen...so I'll go with that
     
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  3. Uniobrew31

    Uniobrew31 Pooh-Bah (1,567) Jan 16, 2012 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    1-Schlitz from the 1960's. My ol' man swears it was great.
    2-Thomas Jeffersons home brew tavern ale so that I could do a side by side with Yards.
     
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  4. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    Most pre-prohibition American beers.

    Who wouldn't want to see what things were like back then?
     
  5. WD_Eisemann

    WD_Eisemann Initiate (0) Jul 11, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Hard to decide if I would pick something from more recent history or something really archaic.
    If the former, I would say Ballantine's Burton Ale, which bottles of do still exist, in varying conditions.

    For the latter, I would have to go with Cornish/West Country white Ale, a wheat beer as described by Martyn Cornell in Amber Gold & Black in his chapter on historical English wheat beers. I think someone (Dogfish Head?) needs to try to make this one again.
     
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  6. Kinsman

    Kinsman Maven (1,457) Aug 26, 2009 Nevada

    The first Barclay Perkins Russian stout... whenever that was. I'm to tired to bother navigating Ron's blog right now for the exact year.
     
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  7. bheerman

    bheerman Devotee (332) Jun 10, 2005 Pennsylvania

    The original Courage Russian Imperial Stout, brewed in the 18th century. I haven't had the clone brewed by Wells&Young yet, but I plan to rectify that soon.
     
  8. bheerman

    bheerman Devotee (332) Jun 10, 2005 Pennsylvania

    Also, the 1842 version of Pilsner Urquell.
     
  9. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    Ditto that and the original Ballantine IPA.
     
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  10. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    The first iterations of all the macro beers.
     
  11. Flashy

    Flashy Pooh-Bah (1,767) Oct 22, 2003 Vermont
    Pooh-Bah

    A good homebrewer could whip something up for you.
     
  12. JMS1512

    JMS1512 Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2013 New Jersey

    The very first Guinness.
     
  13. StuartCarter

    StuartCarter Pundit (922) Apr 25, 2006 Alabama

    You're both talking about the same beer, and I whole-heartedly endorse both of your fine opinions :slight_smile:

    I would add: if I had access to a TARDIS I would go to London in the latter part of the 18th Century and sample many Porters.
     
  14. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    You may find this interesting.It's particularly enlightening to those who think that German brewing has been the same for ages;
    http://barclayperkins.blogspot.co.uk/2007/07/rice-beer.html

    For those interested in homebrewing historic beers , Ron's blog has lots of recipes often under the heading "let's brew Wednesday"
     
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  15. robear

    robear Initiate (0) May 24, 2014 Wisconsin

    Bass No.1 Barley Wine, preferably a sample from every year between 1890 and 1940. :wink:
     
  16. elektrikjester

    elektrikjester Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2008 Georgia

    An Eldridge Pope Thomas Hardy Ale.

    Also, some real Pennsylvania Swankey.
     
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  17. surfcaster

    surfcaster Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2013 North Carolina
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    Specifically--Some of dad's old favorites when he was briefly assigned in Illinois and tried to get when we move east-Falstaff, Schlitz, and a Hamm's. God I hope the Hamm's was better than when I had it in the early 80s.
     
  18. 77black_ships

    77black_ships Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2012 Belgium

    In addition to the things mentioned before, anything truly ancient like beer from the Middle ages or beer from ancient Egypt or Greece. It will probably not be enjoyable to modern sensibilities but it will fascinating to say the least.

    Any variation of popular beer styles from more than a 150 years ago, Belgian Ale, geuze, Imperial Stout etc.
     
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  19. BoomKentucky

    BoomKentucky Zealot (675) Mar 22, 2013 Kentucky

    The very first beer ever made!
     
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  20. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    The Pabst beer that won a medal at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition; this award motivated Pabst to later label that beer as Pabst Blue Ribbon.

    Cheers!
     
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