1911 Beverages de luxe

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Bottle of

H. FINLAY Of H. P. Finlay & Co. New York J.

English Beer

^^^^^^^XCELLENT in itself as Beer may be, it likewise lias a pedigree to be proud of. Crédit is given || for the invention of brewing to an ancient king jfé^tf of EgJ'-pt — Osiris by naine. Be this as it may, abmidant records of Beer are still foimd npon the Great Pyramid — mostly, however, as "empties." Both the Greeks and the Ganls had a decided partiality for Beer, which is mentioned by Socrates B. G. 420, as well as by other ancient writers. Such facts lead lis to specnlate whether the brewing of Beer may not be a natural instinct im- planted within the hiiman hreast, Later on, brewers increased and mnltiplied, and became great ones of the earth and mighty. Their Beer has always played an important, if nnseen, part in British history. Thns, for instance, Y\iien England was like to become a Spanish de- pendency, the va liant Drake declared that lie mnst be snpplied liberally with Beer, if he was to crash the Armada. He got it, and he did it ! Xo more, however, need be said to prove the antiquity and the worth of Malt Liqnor. Like the eqnator, therefore, Beer is not to be spoken of disrespectfully. The use of hops, which impart keeping properties to Beer, Avas not discovered until the sixteenth centnry, if we are to be- lieve the couplet : become established articles of faith in Britain. The greatest brewing center in England, or, indeed, in the world, is situated at Bnrton-on-Trent, where Messrs. Bass & Co. stand conspicnons among an array of comj)etitors. The pros- perity of Bnrton-on-Trent of late years has been remarkable. This is owing to the increasing popnlar taste for a lighter bev- erage than the potent strong Beers of the past génération, and to the pecnliar snitability of Bnrton water for the production of delicately-flavored Aies. Bnrton-on-Trent lies in a basin of mari and gypsum which strongly imprégna te the water collée ted in the brewery well s. "Hops, Beformation and Beer Came into England ail in one year.'- Since then the three B's — Beef, Beer and the Bible — have