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What’s in a Name There are some odd beer names out there. Some make us laugh, some make us cringe and some make us wonder what the heck they mean. Check out these bizarre beer names and the interesting stories behind them. H E L L O M Y N A M E I S M I D A S T O U C H The recipe for this beer, brewed by Dogfish Head is an ancient Turkish one using the original ingredients found in the 2700 year old drinking vessels discovered in the tomb of King Midas! This recipe is the actual oldest-known fermented beverage in the world. H E L L O M Y N A M E I S R t . 1 1 3 The man who inspired Rt. 113, “Big” Dan Bengel, challenged Sly Fox Brewmaster, Brian O’Reilly to “make me a beer as big as the road which runs by your door.” H E L L O M Y N A M E I S CLAYMORE Named for a medieval Scottish sword, Claymore Scotch Ale is Great Divide’s tribute to the “Wee Heavy” beers of Scotland. H E L L O M Y N A M E I S T E N F I D Y This beer from Oskar Blues got its name from the 10.5% alcohol that lies waiting to attack, as is the traditional role of Imperial stouts that were made for the long Baltic journeys to Czarist courts in Russia. 10
H E L L O M Y N A M E I S E L I O T N E S S This Great Lakes beer is named after one of Cleveland’s most respected safety directors who frequented the brewpub’s bar during his tenure from 1935-1941 and, according to popular legend, was responsible for the bullet holes in the bar still evident today. H E L L O M Y N A M E I S M O N K ’ S B L O O D The name “Monk’s Blood” is an homage to the monks of Belgium’s monasteries who have been brewing some of the world’s greatest beer for centuries. During times of fasting, the monks survive solely on beer, which they refer to as “liquid bread”. Beer, quite literally, is in their blood. The most sublime of the monk’s premium brews is dark like blood, rich and nourishing. H E L L O M Y N A M E I S UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION SHUT-DOWN ALE The story behind Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shutdown Ale is well known, but it bears repeating. The brewery was holding regular tastings everyThursday night and some “do-gooder” had noticed someone smoking pot (not an unusual occurrence) outside the brewery. That led to the police who conducted an eight week undercover investigation into the brewery. Every week the undercover cops would come to the brewery tasting room and try to buy pot. Plenty of people offered it to cops, but no one ever tried to sell it to them. Finally the police just got pissed off and on St. Patrick’s Day, arrested a few people and shutdown Lagunitas for 20 days. In an act of wonderful subtly, Lagunitas later released their Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale. H E L L O M Y N A M E I S HIGH TIDE Each and every fall, San Diego experiences a coastal occurrence known as the “Super High Tide”. There are days when the tide just gets too high and flattens out the surf. The lineups shut down and surfers are left to wait until the high tide recedes. H E L L O M Y N A M E I S T A N N E R ’ S J A C K This brew is named after the old Tanner’s drinking vessels, which were known as Jacks. They were in common use from medieval times through the 19th century. Leather was used because it was more readily available than pewter, decidedly less costly than glass and did not break like pottery. Leather was also favored because of its strength allied with its light weight. H E L L O M Y N A M E I S O L D S P E C K L E D H E N Old Speckled Hen was first brewed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Named after an old MG car used as the factory run around, they would park the old MG Featherweight Fabric Saloon outside the paint shop where it would normally get spattered in paint. It became known as the ‘Owld Speckl’d Un’. This turned into “Old Speckled Hen” when the beer was unveiled. 11
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