Question:“On the branches of beer”
On the branches of beer
Beer is not one thing but many branches. There is the bitter, the mellow and the black, and your tongue already knows one of them.
Three descend. Empty one glass slowly, and quench the thirst with water.
- PilsnerA clear, bitter first glass is what the word beer means.
- Wheat beerCloudy and soft, it suits a tongue that fears bitterness.
- StoutBlack and roasted, one glass weighs like a meal.
Herodotus noted that the Egyptians brewed their drink from barley.