Pump the Worm: Draft Beer's Birth
This week we take a carbonated journey through beer's storage and wind up one of life's unasked questions. A question you probably never asked yourself. How and why did we start putting beer on draft? Were they solving a problem? Why is it still a thing? Find out the answers to this and more on today's Tipsy Timeline
Today we discuss the how, why, and who of draft beer! Sources for today's episode can be found at the following locations
- https://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/historical-beer-birthday-john-lofting/
- https://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/historic-beer-birthday-joseph-bramah/
- https://www.britannica.com/technology/manufacturing
- http://beerinfo.com/steel-beer-keg-patent/
- https://historycollections.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2016/11/09/fighting-fire-with-the-sucking-worm-fire-engine/
- https://vinepair.com/articles/draft-beer-vs-can-bottle-better/
- https://www.beveragejournalinc.com/new/easyblog/entry/the-evolution-of-beer-packaging
- https://www.bonappetit.com/drinks/beer/article/draft-beer-vs-bottle
- https://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/milestones-in-beer-history-6386899
- http://www.draft-beer-made-easy.com/draftbeerhistory.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draught_beer
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_engine