Revolutionary beer!
After the revolutionaries fought back the British, they cooled down with a nice flagon of George Washington’s home-brewed beer.
And now you can enjoy it, too! In honor of the New York Public Library’s centennial, they are offering a tasting of Washington’s beer (they have the recipe in their archives).
If you’re feeling super ambitious, you can make your own! Here’s the recipe:
Take a large Sifter full of Bran Hops to your Taste. – Boil these 3 hours. Then strain out 30 Gallons into a Cooler, put in 3 Gallons Molasses while the Beer is scalding hot or rather drain the molasses into the Cooler & strain the Beer on it while boiling Hot. Let this stand till it is little more than Blood warm. Then put in a quart of Yeast if the weather is very cold, cover it over with a Blanket & let it work in the Cooler 24 hours. Then put it into the Cask – leave the Bung[hole] open till it is almost done working – Bottle it that day Week it was Brewed.
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