Germany
A Time Before Hops Hops weren’t always used in beer brewing—in the earliest days, brewers used all kinds of plants to flavor beer. Generally, a beer created without the use of hops is called a ‘gruit’ or ‘grut’. ‘Gruit’ (or ‘grut’) can also be the… Read More »Saint Hildegard and the usefulness of Hops – Cheers!
Hildegard Pilgrimage Path “I love this sign, don’t you? I’ve traveled to a lot of holy places, but Bingen, Germany, is the only place where the pilgrimage route is marked by a nun sign. Hildegard is their most famous resident, and they want to make it… Read More »The Hildegard of Bingen Trail in Germany