The beer for today is 1648 Brewing Co. Armistice Ale.
Today is Veterans Day, an annual American holiday honoring military veterans. Originally, it was called Armistice Day, until 1952, when it was changed to honor all veterans, instead of just WWI vets.
On November 11, 1918, World War I ended. Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside of Compiègne in France. The war officially stopped at 11:00. This brought to an end four years of fighting, from 1914-1918. There were more than 40 million casualties.
World War I was (technically) started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by a Bosnian Serb. The result of which set off a series of chain reaction war declarations, that eventually led to most of Europe in a state of war.
As to the beer:
1648 Brewing Company is out of East Sussex, England. Armistice Ale is a seasonal beer and has an ABV of 4.2%. It is usually available in October and November.
So, for all the veterans, have an Armistice Ale.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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2 comments:
Nice nod to the veterans! Appreciate the sentiment! Keep up the good work - I also like the beer cellar inventory post. Wish I had a beer cellar.
Starting a beer cellar is easy, buy two beers, only drink one.
Keeping a cellar, that's the hard part.
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