Celtic and Egyptian Beer-Production Traditions and the Origins of Western European Monastic Brewing
It is often claimed that both beer-hopping and large-scale brewing began in Western European monasteries during the early Middle Ages. However, the ancient Celts already hopped beers, and probably also barrelled them and brewed them on a large-scale. Furthermore, the first beer-drinking monks were i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brepols
[2018]
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The journal of medieval monastic studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Pages: 47-77 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages KBA Western Europe KBF British Isles KBL Near East and North Africa KCA Monasticism; religious orders |
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| Summary: | It is often claimed that both beer-hopping and large-scale brewing began in Western European monasteries during the early Middle Ages. However, the ancient Celts already hopped beers, and probably also barrelled them and brewed them on a large-scale. Furthermore, the first beer-drinking monks were in Egypt, where there also had long existed large beer-production facilities. Rather than being innovative, Western European monastic beer-making was highly dependent on both the self-sufficient industry of Egyptian monks (themselves probably influenced by Roman soldiers) and the brewing traditions of Celts. |
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| ISSN: | 2034-3523 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of medieval monastic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.JMMS.5.116565 |