As I was cruising the Web today, I decided to check in with out friends at Brookston Beer Bulletin and I came across this gem of International Brewers Day.

Unfortunately, I don’t personally know any brewers, beyond Steph and Tim, who are innovative homebrewers, as well as Ray and myself. But technically, I don’t think that counts. Nevertheless, I wanted to make others aware of this, and as a little teaser, here’s why July 18 was chosen:

“I chose July 18 because it’s the feast day for one of the most well-known patron saints of brewers, St. Arnulf of Metz, better known as St. Arnold. There are actually over a dozen saints that are patrons of some facet of brewing and there are even at least three St. Arnolds, or at least a variation of that name. But Arnulf’s feast day is also in the middle of summer—arguably beer’s high season—so it seemed appropriate enough to start a holiday dedicated to brewers.”

-Brookston Beer Bulletin

Miscellany Comments Off