I love beer, although I am a typical girl and like girl beers! lol Do you like a cold beer?
Oh, yes.  Beer has been around since man first started farming and if it were not for coffee and tea, Beer would be number one!
So beer falls behind coffee and tea? What else can you tell me about beer?
Man started farming barley in Turkey around 10  12 thousand years ago, and  beer soon followed.  It could also be made from wheat or maize or rice.
Wow! That is a long time ago! How has the process of brewing beer changed since then?
Beer is made from sugar, and in the fermentation process converts those sugars into ethanol, which gives beer its kick.
I had no idea that sugar was even present in beer! How many beers are consumer per year?
Millions each year in the USA alone.  Today they brew beer with hops, which gives it bitterness  and flavor.
What exactly is a HOP? I have always wondered!
(nomenclature in the South of England), or hop yard (in the West Country and US) when grown commercially. Many different varieties of hops are grown by farmers around the world, with different types used for particular styles of beer.
The first documented use of hops in beer is from the 9th century, though Hildegard of Bingen, 300 years later, is often cited as the earliest documented source. Before this period, brewers used a "gruit", composed of a wide variety of bitter herbs and
cool and who you are, yet being commercial. Having that commercial success. Because I wasn't gonna be satisfied with just the critical acclaim. I wanted it all. I wanted radio hits, because that had been my dream since I was a little girl. Partying and beer drinking and all that; it would have been so dishonest if I had tried to come out with a record like that just to be part of the trend."
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- Murray Adler – conductor
- Beth Andersen