Days of the Beer, August 24

The beer for today is Full Sail Vesuvius.

In the year 79, on August 24, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae were all buried under volcanic ash. The eruption occurred the day after Vulcanalia, the festival of the Roman god of fire.

Pliny the Younger and his uncle, Pliny the Elder were both witnesses to the eruption.

Mount Vesuvius is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years. Vesuvius is considered to be one of the most dangerous volcanoes because there is a population of 3 million living close to it.

As for the beer:

Full Sail Brewing Company is out of Hood River, Oregon. The opened in 1987. Vesuvius is a Belgian Style Golden Ale, that is part of their Brewmaster Reserve line.

Strong in flavor and alcohol yet light in color and malt character this style has the warming presence of alcohol

That sounds like the kind of beer you'd need for being buried under yards of ash.