Bill Velek <billvelek--NO-SPAM--@alltel.net> wrote:[color=blue]
>I switched channels and caught just the
>end of a show about BEER, including some microbrewery stuff. It was on
>the History Channel -- "Modern Marvels", and I caught just maybe the
>last 5 minutes.[/color]

The last 4-5 minutes were the only time they mentioned craft
or microbreweries (or as the "expert" called them, "microbeers.").
Still, it was a nice history of beer in the modern era, concentrating
on the technology that got beer to where it is today.
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>It was followed by another "Modern Marvels" show about
>bars/taverns, and included esoteric stuff like how a few places manage
>their inventories.[/color]

And included some of the same footage and facts as the show
about beer.
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>_BUT_, that was then followed by a third "Modern
>Marvels" show about distilling liquor, which was _very_ interesting...[/color]

I watched some of that, and it certainly was interesting.
[color=blue]
>I learned that the Anchor Brewery in California apparently does some
>small scale commercial distilling; I wasn't aware of that. As I recall,
>they were distilling rye whiskey -- or at least they showed them
>stirring mash made from malted rye -- and showed the distillery.[/color]

Old Potrero. It's been what, several years now since they
started?
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>like that last show must have been an hour long, and they covered in
>very interesting detail all of your major liquors: bourbon, scotch, gin,
>vodka, tequila. If anyone happens to know if and when those shows are
>going to be shown again, I'd sure appreciate a heads-up.[/color]

You might try poking around on their web site.
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