The Friday Question
Well it seems like last week’s question was a tricky one. I received only three answers, all different and none of which were the answer I was looking for although it was very interesting reading about these other breweries. The one that I was actually thinking of was the German Brewing Company in Cumberland, Maryland. The brewery began operations in 1901 but with the U.S. entering the First World War and increasing anti-German sentiment the directors thought it prudent to change the name to The Liberty Brewing Company. With the advent of Prohibition the name was changed to Queeno Co. until brewing operations resumed as The German Brewing Company in 1933. However the Second World War brought another change in name, this time to the Queen City Brewing Company which it retained until the brewery’s closure in the 1970s (although the Old German Beer brand was again used in the post war era). If you’re ever in Cumberland, check out the exhibit at The Allegany Museum, it’s interesting stuff.
On to this weeks question and back to the i-pod for one last time. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts the first thing I do when I get into the brewery in the morning is put the i-pod on shuffle and let it play until the end of the brewing day (about 9 hours later). As I write this “Magic” by Cud is playing … a 80’s Brit indie classic! What I want to know is how many songs on average will be played during the brewing day. Just so you know I will record how many play during next weeks brew days to work out the average. Please enter via the comment section below, one entry per person please. In case of a tie the winner will be selected at random from the tied entries. Up for grabs is a 3 Lions t-shirt and growler of 3 Lions Ale to help keep you warm on these cold Winter nights. Speaking of cold, it’s 46F down here so I’m practically sitting on the office heater as I write this in a vain attempt to stay “warm” (which is very much a relative term down here).
The week is rounding out with an Irish Red. We have a 3 Lions, Dark Horse and Pagan Porter in fermentation so expect to see these in cask in the coming weeks. We’ll be doing some of the Porter casks with vanilla, a favorite of mine and of course we’ll be aging some of the 3 Lions on Oak. Next week we’ll be brewing the Scottish Ale and The Bishop’s Indulgence (yes, you can pay to get to Heaven), our next 2 seasonal offerings as well as the Ironman Pale Ale and Amber Ale.
Have a great weekend.
Cheers
Steve
Tags: 3 lions, Bishop's Indulgence, scottish ale, the friday question
162 songs.
My guess is on average 110 songs play per day.
135 songs; 9 hours * 60 mins / 4 mins per song.
Also, there is another Queen City Brewing Co, this one in Staunton, VA. It actually allows customers to come and brew their own beer, either from recipes the brewry provides or one the customer brings.
http://www.queencitybrewing.com/
Oh, the heck with it: 125 songs.
140 per day.
142
155…I’m taking into consideration some 45-55 second punk sprints.
153
159 per day on average…
Forgot to toss a random number out, hope I’m not too late!
146