Welcome to Andrew's Virtual Brewery

Beer is one of the world's oldest alcoholic beverages, possibly brewed for the first time over 10,000 years ago, according to renowned beer writer Michael Jackson. It is afermented beverage made from malted barley , hops , yeast and water, and is carbonated in almost all cases. By altering the production method (changes in time and temperature, for example) or the ingredients, a staggeringly wide variety of different types of beer can be produced. Much like fine wines, many beers can also be aged and evolve into beverages that defy the common definitions of beer.

 

Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.” – Dave Barry

It is the brewer's art, and a true art it is, that turns these simple materials into a sheer endless variety of divine gustatory pleasures.

Andrew is a Student at the University of British of Columbia, Vancouver BC Canada (Yes he is in his twenties) who loves history and enjoys a fine beer on occassions. His main interest is in the finer micro brews found around the workd

The world most expensive beer It can only be found in a bar called the Bierdrome in London.   the Rolls Royce of beers!

 

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