Apr 20, 2018
The witch hunt for 'alewives' made beer brewing a man's game
The witch hunt for ‘alewives’ made beer brewing a man’s game
Ale wives usually resembled the image of the classic witch. In these days in which new hobby brewers start every day trying to make beer and micro breweries pop up like mushrooms after a rainy day in the forest, beer brewing is pretty much a man’s game. As beer in general is considered a masculine drink, Brewing as a hobby can easily compete with building furniture or motorbikes from scratch.…
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