1/🧵 Beer’s a science and a tasty one at that. You can even study for a master’s degree in beer brewing at several universities across the Czech Republic, the cradle of modern lagers. No wonder beer wasn’t left out at yesterday’s Researchers’ Night.
2/🧵 With several options available, I chose the most appealing one by far – the National Museum of Agriculture, which offers an exhibition on beer brewing at its branch in Znojmo. You might recall that I took you there two years ago.
3/🧵 This time, the museum presented a world-unique sample of an ancient brew in Prague headquarters. Slunečnà bárka is inspired by a 3,000-year-old beverage believed to be a precursor to modern beer. Technically, it’s not beer, as it lacks hops entirely.
4/🧵 Visiting the museum to sample one brew, however unique it may be, would have been too straightforward. So, I also enrolled in a beer sensory course. This one focused on beer flaws, using industrial brews available in Czech supermarkets as examples.
5/🧵 It reinforced my long-held belief: if you want great beer, go to the source – the microbrewery where it’s made. If they know how to brew it, they sure know how to store and serve it. Fortunately, microbreweries have been booming all over the globe.
6/🧵 Read more about common beer flaws in my post! https://inleo.io/@godfish/ancient-beer-sampling-at-the-museum-l98