SC - non-member submission - Re: Concrete Midas Funerary Feast Information

[Barbara Sall]

The drink sounds tasty.  I am eagerly awaiting the recipe.
Kirsten

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[mailto:owner-sca-cooks at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Michael F. Gunter
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 2:30 PM
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Subject: SC - non-member submission - Re: Concrete Midas Funerary Feast
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Thanks for the info, Aoife.
This blurb came in on one of my beer related lists:

UNIVERSITY RECREATES 2,700 YEAR-OLD BREW
University of Pennsylvania archaeologists have recreated an ancient
brew of the Phrygians, a recipe that dates back 2,700 years. The beer -
- - called "King Midas Golden Elixir" -- "tastes like hard cider and
sparkles like champagne" and is made by mixing fermented grape juice
and beer, honey mead, herbs and spices. The Phrygians lived about 2,700
years ago in what is now Turkey. In 1957 archaeologists discovered the
tomb of Midas, legendary king with "the golden touch," complete with
his skeleton. A leftover libation from his funeral feast was discovered
among the debris. Chemical analysis of the dregs in a leftover cup
found in the tomb led to the recipe used to brew the beer. Sam
Calagione of Dogfish Head brewery in Delaware helped the archaeological
team with the brewing. "I was scared out of my pants," said Calagione.
"There was no benchmark or precedent for this project -- anyone who'd
had a benchmark for this brew was long dead." He gathered the
ingredients from California, England, Italy and India, and made a test
batch.

I'm going to try to get ahold of the brewer for further information.
Ciao,
         -----Gille MacDhnouill

At 12:20 PM 10/3/2000, Bethany Public Library wrote:
>Hallo folks.






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