Matt Stinchfield

September 1, 2011 | History

Getting Primitive

Most of us have had a beer so good that drinking it was “like a religious experience.” But when was the last time you were served a bowl of murky grog at church? Early people from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica celebrated ...

September 1, 2011 | History

Nawait

Some liquid in the bottom of a jar They gave me. Crouching, I sat before it, Desiring that speedily it should ferment. But still it did not. Then it had pity on me And, after two mornings, Gloriously it fermented. ...

September 1, 2011 | History

Chhaang

This bowl of wine in my hand, Is not ordinarily made, In the blue sky of heaven, Thunder roars like the Green Dragon, Lightning flashes like glowing fire, Fine raindrops like sweet dew, With the essence of pure sweet dew, ...

September 1, 2011 | History

Ninkasi

Ninkasi, you are the one who bakes the bappir in the big oven, Puts in order the piles of hulled grains, Ninkasi, you are the one who waters malt set on the ground, The noble dogs keep away even the ...

December 31, 2007 | Book Reviews

Great Food Great Beer: The Anheuser-Busch Cookbook

At long last, beer paired with dinner has achieved the status that fine wine and haute cuisine have enjoyed in exclusivity. The evidence is in. The chefs are onto it. The books are being written. Beer has gone beyond the ...

May 1, 2003 | Culture

Viva La Cerveza y Limón

Columbus, Cortez and Coronado all showed up in Mexico looking for gold. What gold they did find, they traded for smallpox, syphilis and mercury poisoning. Thanks, guys. It wasn’t until the 20th century that a friendlier gold was discovered in ...