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<DIV>One opinion, from a search for March beer:<BR>> "Doppel (German for
"Double") is an extra-strong and rich style of lager<BR>> beer.
It is typically offered in late winter (we think March is the<BR>> perfect
time!) as a warming beer, and warm it does! Doppelbock was first<BR>>
brewed by the St. Francis of Paula monks, an Italian order of cloisters
in<BR>> the Bavarian Alps. They developed this beer to sustain them
through Lenten<BR>> fasting, naming it "Salvator" (meaning "Savior").
By convention, all German<BR>> doppelbocks follow this divine lead and have
an "-ator" ending. Many<BR>> American microbrewers also observe this
naming tradition. Be sure and raise<BR>> a glass of this delightful
brew in honor of the St. Francis of Paula monks!<BR>> We're quite sure you'll
lose those winter doldrums in no time!"<BR>> Further:<BR>>
" ........"Small" beer was beer made by infusing hops and malt that
had<BR>> already had one lot of beer made from it; it was thus lower in
alcohol, and<BR>> did not keep so long. By contrast, March beer, made in
March when<BR>> temperature was ideal for brewing, was unusually strong.
Gervase Markham<BR>> comments:<BR>> [The English] have March beer,
household beer, and small beer: the first is<BR>> for strangers [visitors],
the second for the Master, Mistress and better<BR>> sort of the family, and
the last is for ploughmen or hind [lower] servants."<BR><BR> There does
seem to be a connection. What would I do without
Google<BR>searches?<BR> ................................<BR> Ian
Gourdon of Glen Awe<BR> OP, Midrealm Forester<BR> "Well said is good,
well done is better"</DIV></BODY></HTML>