May Beer Pics

There are too many beer photos stored in my iPad.  Most don’t get used for one reason or another.  But this month, with a stretch of beer events, left more photos off the blog than usual.

So, here they are…..

I wanted to focus on the Heritage Festival signage in my post but I like the art in the far back and the color of the beer, Marilyn cream ale
I wanted to focus on the Heritage Festival signage in my post but I like the art in the far back and the color of the beer, Marilyn cream ale
Smog City's SteamFunk Brett poured a strange color and clarity.  I wanted to focus on leftovers and since this was a new beer, I didn't add this one.
Smog City’s SteamFunk Brett poured a strange color and clarity. I wanted to focus on leftovers and since this was a new beer, I didn’t add this one.
I just couldn't capture the right angle that got the goal posts and the beer but I still like the idea.
I just couldn’t capture the right angle that got the goal posts and the beer but I still like the idea.

Book review – Brewing in Milwaukee

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Brewing in Milwaukee is part of the Images of America series from Arcadia Books. In a nutshell (or mash tun) it is a set of old-time photographs with a little accompanying text before each chapter detailing the history of Brewing in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Another way to look at it is like an exhibit at a local history museum.  As with the Yuengling book that I reviewed earlier.  I loved the photographs and I just wish there had been more text or a timeline or something to accompany it.  That is probably more a reflection of my greedy nature.

But here is what I took away from this addition to the historical beer canon….

– fire was always a menace to these breweries. No OSHA apparently.
– there was a Weissbier brewery by the name of Gipfel
– beer deliver in winter was perilous
– seems like the beer barons married into the business
– lots of clay bottles used back then
– wish some of these old buildings could have been repurposed, not razed
– Schlitz was 8 city blocks big!

And much more. If you are a fan of beer history this is great stuff about a brewing city that is not talked about much anymore sadly.

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A Fine Lace

You can make the argument that if you have seen one photograph of beer in a glass, then you have seen them all.  But one area that is more unique is the lacing a craft beer leaves behind.  Like snowflakes to a certain extent.

So every twice-in-a-while, I will post up some examples of cool lace patterns on the inside of the glass…..

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Example # 2

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