Not going to lie, I love it when breweries don’t just use a thesaurus to throw a beer name together. And naturally there’s an added bonus for lesser-known historical references. So, Newburgh Brewing’s ‘Sergeant Elijah Churchill’ is right up my alley. Let’s dive in!
A few weeks ago, I talked to 4th and 5th graders about the job of a historian, the importance of research and the power of curiosity.
The British surrender at Yorktown on October 19th, 1781 marked the end of the American Revolution even though the Treaty of Paris wouldn’t be signed until almost two years later.
Modern liquor laws reflect how the different levels of government in the United States might operate if we still had a weak central government (e.g. The Articles of Confederation). In a nutshell, the states create most of their own regulations concerning alcohol within their borders. That’s why you can buy liquor and wine in New […]
At the risk of oversimplification, the Declaration of Independence was kinda like a New Year’s resolution. Yeah, I can hear Thomas Jefferson vigorously spinning in his grave, but hear me out.
Close your eyes and imagine a scene. It’s a late afternoon in June. The temperature is hovering around 75 and it’s a pleasant dry heat. You’re relaxing on a lounge chair in a screened-in gazebo with a ceiling fan lazily circulating the air around you. The smell of freshly cut grass, lilacs and tilled soil […]
After two beers, I become an inspired genius. The same can be said for the folks responsible for some pretty incredible stuff. . .
Living in New York, you know the name Henry Hudson. Even if you know nothing else, you know he’s the white dude who first explored the Hudson River, thus nobly bequeathing his name upon it.
When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, their territory included a vast swath of land stretching into the modern-day American West. Always the industrious lot, many Americans took advantage of this opportunity.
The Declaration of Independence reigns supreme as the rock star document of the Second Continental Congress and the American Revolution. From its epic opening words of “When in the course of human events. . .” to John Hancock’s oversized signature, the Declaration symbolizes the birth of a nation. However, without the much more understated, yet […]