As I was doing my daily research of brewing, malting and beer in general, I found THIS AMAZING BOOK, by Anonymous (hackers like to brew too?... O wait, wrong Anonymous). It was published in the 1750's, and the first few paragraphs are what initially caught my eye. The author opens by comdemning commercial breweries for sacrificing good beer for good profit, and that this practice of brewing terrible beer just to make a buck is a detriment to beer drinkers and, more importantly, everyone's health!

I intend on finishing the whole thing, but if you have any interest in the history of beer at all, you should at least take a few minutes to read the preface. Kinda puts things into perspective. Its funny how we humans know that we should learn from our past mistakes, but when it comes to war, beer, and pretty much everything else...

We never do.