LABATT's in the 1800s

adventures_alc · Post by **adventures_alc** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 3:13 am

Hey Bartowel,

Here is my first post detailing the research I am doing at London's Labatt Archives. Want to know what beer was like in London in the 1880s? Here's a good place to start.

http://www.adventuresinalcohol.com/2012 ... -1894.html

If you have questions, please ask away. To be honest, I don't come here too often and I like to pretend I am very busy (sometimes I am not pretending) so I may be slow to reply. I'll do my best. Maybe go to the blog and leave a comment instead. That way, the general reader will see your question instead of seeing it exclusively on here. More fruitful discussion that way I suspect.

If you have a more general beer history question I recommend this websitehttp://barclayperkins.blogspot.ca/ to get you started.

I am going to keep blogging about what I find in a similar style to Ron's. Whatever I am working on will get a post. Piece by piece we will put things together. We might even learn something.

--AB

S. St. Jeb · Post by **S. St. Jeb** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:35 pm

Very interesting. Thanks.

studious · Post by **studious** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:58 am

*historian alert*

If you are writing about Labatt in the 1884-1894, you are actually writing about the nineteen-hundreds or 19th century, not the 1800s. A bit counter-intuitive, I know.

It's been awhile since I've looked through old account books in an archives. Enjoy your research in one of my favourite subjects!

Kel Varnsen · Post by **Kel Varnsen** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:17 pm

studious wrote:*historian alert*

If you are writing about Labatt in the 1884-1894, you are actually writing about the nineteen-hundreds or 19th century, not the 1800s. A bit counter-intuitive, I know.

It's been awhile since I've looked through old account books in an archives. Enjoy your research in one of my favourite subjects!

What? If you are talking about for example the year 1884 it is most certainly considered the 1800's the same way 1984 is considered part of the 1980's. But you are right in that the first century was 0 AD to 100 AD so the 1800's is the 19th century.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:20 pm

studious wrote:*historian alert*

If you are writing about Labatt in the 1884-1894, you are actually writing about the nineteen-hundreds or 19th century, not the 1800s. A bit counter-intuitive, I know.

It's been awhile since I've looked through old account books in an archives. Enjoy your research in one of my favourite subjects!

The 1800s is the 19th century, just as the 2000s is the 21st century - Aaron didn't make any mistake.

Flood · Post by **Flood** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 4:20 pm

JeffPorter wrote:
studious wrote:*historian alert*

If you are writing about Labatt in the 1884-1894, you are actually writing about the nineteen-hundreds or 19th century, not the 1800s. A bit counter-intuitive, I know.

It's been awhile since I've looked through old account books in an archives. Enjoy your research in one of my favourite subjects!
The 1800s is the 19th century, just as the 2000s is the 21st century - Aaron didn't make any mistake.

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No mistake made

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:11 pm

Flood wrote: No mistake made

My mistake was reading this nonsense argument that littered an interesting thread.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:49 pm

markaberrant wrote:
Flood wrote: No mistake made
My mistake was reading this nonsense argument that littered an interesting thread.

I think you're mistaken

adventures_alc · Post by **adventures_alc** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:05 pm

Thank you all for defending my honour!

Glad you enjoyed the read. There will be more to come. Eventually. Sometime after Cask Days.

studious · Post by **studious** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 4:06 pm

Sorry all! Not really sure how I fell off the cask wagon on that one.