Days of the Beer, September 29

The beer for today is Four Peaks Brewery Blind Date Ale.

On September 29, 1650, Henry Robinson opened the Office of Addresses and Encounters on Threadneedle Street, London. The Office of Addresses and Encounters was the first historically documented dating service.

Threadneedle street got it's name from the Merchant Taylors Company. The Bank of England is on the street and is called "the old lady of Threadneedle Street" and it's been there since 1734, 84 years after the first dating service. Until 2004, the London Stock Exchange was on the street. So people have been trading on it since at least 1650.

As to the beer:

Blind Date Ale One of a kind. We throw 600 pounds of Arizona-grown Medjool Dates into the boil and the alcohol content varies with every brew. This Great American Beer Fest Gold Medal Winner is usually very strong, with sherry or port-like flavors. Brewed quarterly with an alcohol content of approximately 7-9% by volume. It's really freaking good.

Four Peaks is located in Tempe, Arizona, it is located in an old creamery and warehouse. It is a brewery and restaurant.

So, for the first dating service, go out and have a blind date of your own.