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Builders stumble on Russian beer tavern that has lain untouched for 300 years (tr)
Daily Mail ^
| 06.30.2016
| Abigail Beall
Posted on 06/30/2016 10:31:55 AM PDT by dware
With broken beer mugs and copper coins that had slipped through the floorboards, you could be forgiven for thinking its customers had stepped out a few moments ago.
But this tavern in the heart of the Russian capital Moscow last served beer nearly 300 years ago.
Now the ancient beer bar has been unearthed, revealing broken plates and tankards dating back to the 16th century.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Food; History; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: dietandcuisine; godsgravesglyphs; moscow; oenology; russia; zymurgy
Trying this one more time...forgot the link on the last one. Nonetheless, this is pretty cool!
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posted on
06/30/2016 10:31:55 AM PDT
by
dware
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
06/30/2016 10:32:42 AM PDT
by
dware
(You called down the thunder, well now you got it!)
To: dware
Cue Mary Hopkins:
“Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end ...”
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posted on
06/30/2016 10:33:20 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit."-R.Reagan)
To: dware
But this tavern in the heart of the Russian capital Moscow last served beer nearly 300 years ago. When did Vodka get invented?
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posted on
06/30/2016 10:39:17 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: dware; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks dware.
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posted on
06/30/2016 10:44:45 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: dware
I hope the beer that was served there was better than the Moskovskaya beer that I had when I was in the Soviet Union in 1972. That was some of the worst beer I have ever drunk—it was even worse than Hamms. And it was ubiquitous. It came in green glass bottles, and everyone drank it warm.
The better eateries served Stella, a beer from Egypt that was far better. Seems Egypt was sending beer to the USSR to pay for all the MiG-21’s, SSN-2 missiles and Kalashnikov rifles the Soviets were sending them to fight the Israelis.
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posted on
06/30/2016 10:51:34 AM PDT
by
Fiji Hill
To: Fiji Hill
...it was even worse than Hamms.The enlisted men's club at NOB Norfolk served draughts and pitchers of Hamm's when I served back in the early 60s. Tasted pretty good then.
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posted on
06/30/2016 10:57:17 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
To: JimRed
From the land of sky-blue wa a a ters. Hamm’s the bear refreshing. thumpa thump thump
To: MisterArtery
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posted on
06/30/2016 11:20:33 AM PDT
by
GunsAndBibles
(All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing)
To: dware
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posted on
06/30/2016 11:27:28 AM PDT
by
Noumenon
("Objects in history may be closer than they appear")
To: MisterArtery
From the land of sky-blue wa a a ters. Hamms the bear refreshing. thumpa thump thumpYou're dating yourself there Mister! Of course I only know that because...oh crap!
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posted on
06/30/2016 11:30:35 AM PDT
by
Mich Patriot
("The problem with quotes found on the Internet is they are often not true." - Abraham Lincoln)
To: Mich Patriot
I remember those Hamm’s commercials,I used to see them as a young kid when visiting my grandparents in Crown Point Indiana.They Hamm'sadvertised during the Cubs games.
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posted on
06/30/2016 12:07:24 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(Never be more than two steps away from your weapon.)
To: dware
“Other coins come from the rein of Catherine the Great’s son Paul I who reigned from 1796 to 1801.”
Possible the place was destroyed during the brief Napoleonic occupation of Moscow?
To: Farmer Dean
The Hamm’s Beer Bear did some great commercials back before I was old enough to drink.
To: ozzymandus
When I was 8 years old I found the Hamm’s commercials to be more entertaining than watching the Cubs.
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posted on
06/30/2016 12:21:25 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(Never be more than two steps away from your weapon.)
To: Rebelbase
It hasn’t been touched in 300 years but the coins are 215 years old.
Journalism!
To: Dr. Sivana
Oh, thank you for that! It has been YEARS since I’ve heard that melody!
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posted on
07/01/2016 1:04:17 AM PDT
by
MrsEmmaPeel
(a government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
07/01/2016 1:25:15 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
(for Muslim wives "no" means anal)
To: Dr. Sivana
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posted on
07/01/2016 1:25:43 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
(for Muslim wives "no" means anal)
To: eartrumpet
>>It hasnt been touched in 300 years but the coins are 215 years old.<<
“Damn it, Jim! I’m a Journalist, not a mathematician!”
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posted on
07/01/2016 4:52:06 PM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
(Love me, love my guns!�)
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