He had not the usual resource of bigots in that superstitious period, most of whom were wont to atone for the crimes they were guilty of by liberality to the church, stupefying by this means their terrors by the idea of atonement and forgiveness; and although the refuge which success thus purchased, was no more like to the peace of mind which ...
But that doesnât make the staying power of Germanyâs oldest breweriesâmost of them originally housed in monasteriesâany less breathtaking. The oldest brewery in America is Yuengling, founded in 1829. The oldest brewery in Germany (and the world) is Weihenstephan, founded in 1040. 1040. Thatâs 26 years before the Norman conquest of England, 175 years before the Magna Carta, 477 years before Martin Lutherâs 95 Theses, 736 years before the Declaration of Independence.
Moosehead (Moosehead Breweries Limited) is Canada's oldest independent brewery, located in Saint John, New Brunswick.The brewery was founded in 1867 by Susannah Oland in Halifax, Nova Scotia and is still operated by the Oland family, now in the sixth generation of ownership under Derek Oland.oosehead (Moosehead Breweries Limited) is Canada's oldest independent brewery, located in Saint John, New Brunswick.