I’m thankful for beer!
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I was hoping there was some interesting connection between Thanksgiving and beer to write about. There is! Conveniently enough, after being at sea for a few months, the Pilgrims began to run out of beer. What they were carrying was known as “ship’s beer”, a low alcohol brew that provided some nourishment and was more sanitary than water due to the fact that it was boiled when it was brewed. As they ran out people started to get sick and they needed to land. If you want the full in depth story read “Did the Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock because they ran out of beer?” on The Straight Dope.
So with this revelation, I encourage you to follow some of the Thanksgiving beer and food pairing suggestions from the Alström Brothers at Beer Advocate. You might also want to try a side made with beer from Beer Cook.
Enjoy your Holiday, get drunk and be thankful for the best things in your life; no not family you big sap, beer