The Joes, Jr. and Sr., in the streets of post-parade Poperinge, 1999.
Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 82: BrewWorks, Jack Daniel’s, and the next wave of Kentuckiana breweries (1994 – 2001)
It seems that the chronology went awry during one of my customary tangents. Consequently, here’s my earlier account of the other 1999 trip, as Barrie, Allan and I scouted “micro” beers on the grounds of a former collective farm (somewhat) near Moscow.
40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 75: My shoes are filled with Volga mud (1999)
How many times must I say it?
Beer is a prime building block of civilization itself.
Need proof?
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage List includes 1248 properties that form “part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.”
Often these properties are classified by buildings and sites, but they’re more accurately regarded as conceptual representations of culture and broader themes reflecting the wider range of human endeavor.
I’ve never attempted to count how many European world heritage designees I’ve experienced during four decades of travel; math wasn’t ever my strongest suit. Rest assured, there have been a great many.
Accordingly, in 1999 our...
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