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The Other Reformation: How Martin Luther Changed Our Beer, Too
NPR ^ | 31 Oct 2017 | NINA MARTYRIS

Posted on 10/31/2017 7:57:18 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

...Every hip craft brewery today peddling expensive hoppy beers owes a debt of gratitude to Luther and his followers for promoting the use of hops as an act of rebellion against the Catholic Church. But why did Protestants decide to embrace this pretty flower, and what did it have to do with religious rebellion?... The fact that hops were tax-free constituted only part of the draw. Hops had other qualities that appealed to the new movement; chiefly, their excellent preservative qualities. "All herbs and spices have preservative qualities, but with hops, beer could travel really well, so it became a unit of international trade that symbolized the growing business class, which was tangentially connected with the Protestant work ethic and capitalism,"

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Religion
KEYWORDS: beer; dontworrybehoppy; hops; luther; martinluther
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1 posted on 10/31/2017 7:57:18 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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Leave it to npr to besmirch Martin Luther’s memory.


2 posted on 10/31/2017 8:00:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I have read that hops are filled with phytoestrogens that could theoretically cause side effects in men.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/do-hoppy-beers-cause-man-boobs-higher-estrogen-levels-and-brewers-droop-339404


3 posted on 10/31/2017 8:06:03 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Too much alcohol could theoretically cause side effects in men.


4 posted on 10/31/2017 8:09:44 PM PDT by BipolarBob
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To: DUMBGRUNT

5 posted on 10/31/2017 8:10:42 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“A lawyer, priest, professor and brewer walk into a bar. Bartender says ‘Hi Martin Luther’!”


6 posted on 10/31/2017 8:12:28 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Dr. Sivana

And all this time I thought they were simply fat?

As for Brewer’s Droop, Will knew all about many years ago.
“It provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance”
W.S.


7 posted on 10/31/2017 8:15:37 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (This Space for Rent)
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To: Billthedrill

Beer ping.


8 posted on 10/31/2017 8:17:13 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius available at Amazon.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“Hops....chiefly, their excellent preservative qualities.”

So, I’m likely to live for quite a while yet?


9 posted on 10/31/2017 8:22:35 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Paladin2

Perhaps...but you might want to review the link in #3 before going too far with it?

And avoid IPA?


10 posted on 10/31/2017 8:27:43 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (This Space for Rent)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“...avoid IPA?”

FMCDH....


11 posted on 10/31/2017 8:35:03 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Got a suitable recipe from that period?


12 posted on 10/31/2017 8:48:23 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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To: ctdonath2

https://beerandbrewing.com/martin-luther-ale-recipe/


13 posted on 10/31/2017 8:55:51 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: DUMBGRUNT

IPA.

Is that why Calvinists are so bitter?


14 posted on 10/31/2017 8:57:06 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: BenLurkin

Luther did enjoy his beer. That is a known. You might read the book “Drinking with Calvin and Luther”. I found it very entertaining. It does sound like the quote at the end of the article is saying that Luther wasn’t a saint. Now that is totally off the wall and false.


15 posted on 10/31/2017 9:22:10 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Islam is an ideology. It is NOT a religion.)
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To: taxesareforever

- - - saying that Luther wasn’t a saint. Now that is totally off the wall and false.
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hmmm As a Priest, he took a vow of celibacy. How long did that last ...

From pictures, looks like he enjoyed food, in excess ...

... not a saint to emulate ...


16 posted on 10/31/2017 9:47:20 PM PDT by PraiseTheLord
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To: PraiseTheLord
... not a saint to emulate ...

He only sliced in half the largest empire on earth with nothing more than a list. That's nothing to hold in any regard, because he was human, and not Christ on Earth like you.

17 posted on 10/31/2017 9:50:32 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Henry VIII found them to be a wicked and pernicious weed.


18 posted on 10/31/2017 10:14:51 PM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: Dr. Sivana

Well, that’s gonna put a damper on the craft beer craze.


19 posted on 10/31/2017 10:17:19 PM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: PraiseTheLord

All saints had sins you shouldn’t emulate... not a one of them was sinless. It’s just that they are not remembered for their sins, or for the secret battles they fought that God alone could see, but for what people saw, noted, and found admirable in spite of their human condition.


20 posted on 10/31/2017 10:22:35 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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