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The art of writing a good hymn has gone downhill ever since, if you ask me.
I think I want to sing that hymn RIGHT NOW!!!!!
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The art of writing a good hymn has gone downhill ever since, if you ask me.
A Hymn to Ninkasi
translation
Given birth by the flowing water ......, tenderly cared for by Ninhursaja! Ninkasi, given birth by the flowing water ......, tenderly cared for by Ninhursaja!
Having founded your town upon wax, she completed its great walls for you. Ninkasi, having founded your town upon wax, she completed its great walls for you.
Your father is Enki, the lord Nudimmud, and your mother is Ninti, the queen of the abzu. Ninkasi, your father is Enki, the lord Nudimmud, and your mother is Ninti, the queen of the abzu.
It is you who handle the ...... and dough with a big shovel, mixing, in a pit, the beerbread with sweet aromatics. Ninkasi, it is you who handle the ...... and dough with a big shovel, mixing, in a pit, the beerbread with sweet aromatics.
It is you who bake the beerbread in the big oven, and put in order the piles of hulled grain. Ninkasi, it is you who bake the beerbread in the big oven, and put in order the piles of hulled grain.
It is you who water the earth-covered malt; the noble dogs guard it even from the potentates (?). Ninkasi, it is you who water the earth-covered malt; the noble dogs guard it even from the potentates (?).
It is you who soak the malt in a jar; the waves rise, the waves fall. Ninkasi, it is you who soak the malt in a jar; the waves rise, the waves fall.
It is you who spread the cooked mash on large reed mats; coolness overcomes ....... Ninkasi, it is you who spread the cooked mash on large reed mats; coolness overcomes It is you who hold with both hands the great sweetwort, brewing it with honey and wine. Ninkasi, it is you who hold with both hands the great sweetwort, brewing it with honey and wine.
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You ...... the sweetwort to the vessel. Ninkasi, ....... You ...... the sweetwort to the vessel.
You place the fermenting vat, which makes a pleasant sound, appropriately on top of a large collector vat. Ninkasi, you place the fermenting vat, which makes a pleasant sound, appropriately on top of a large collector vat.
It is you who pour out the filtered beer of the collector vat; it is like the onrush of the Tigris and the Euphrates. Ninkasi, it is you who pour out the filtered beer of the collector vat; it is like the onrush of the Tigris and the Euphrates.
Ephesians 5:18 - And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
Galatians 5:21 - Envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Proverbs 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
1 Peter 5:8 - Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
1 Corinthians 6:10 -Nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
Yet Christ not only partook of fermented wine but also produced it in abundant quantity at the wedding of Cana and gave it to His disciples at the Last Supper.
Jesus said: "For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine; and you say, He has a demon. The Son of Man has come eating and drinking; and you say, Behold, a glutton man, and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! Yet wisdom is justified by all her children" (Luke 7:33-35).
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Where I live all hard liquor must be sold through the state. Supposing I want to buy a chocolate liqueur or whiskey then I must go to a state ABC store. I may buy beers and wines at grocery stores, gas stations and other places that have obtained licenses; but for the hard stuff I must purchase through the state. Now then, if I were to perform a miracle and turn wine into whiskey I might get into some legal trouble, but with beer I'd probably be OK so long as I didn't try to sell the stuff.Magog said:Hang on peeps, this is a non-religious forum. Don't let the beer go flat...
Speak only of IBUs !!!
:help: Oh boy !!! Now that you mentioned this, I see that!Hang on peeps, this is a non-religious forum. Don't let the beer go flat...
Speak only of IBUs !!!
My sincerest apologies, for some stupid reason I thought we were in a 'debate group' here (I really need to take a breather from all these debates)The last time I had beer was a couple of months ago. I only drank half a beer. Before then it had been a long time since I had any. Believe it or not, only half a beer gave me a buzz. This was a can. I felt ashamed when it gave me a buzz because I believe that drunkenness is sinful. It definitely wasn't intentional though.
Where I live all hard liquor must be sold through the state. Supposing I want to buy a chocolate liqueur or whiskey then I must go to a state ABC store. I may buy beers and wines at grocery stores, gas stations and other places that have obtained licenses; but for the hard stuff I must purchase through the state. Now then, if I were to perform a miracle and turn wine into whiskey I might get into some legal trouble, but with beer I'd probably be OK so long as I didn't try to sell the stuff.
Do you mean single malt, single hops brews? (minimalist style of brewing--shortest possible ingredient list)Ta! What does 'single' mean, when relating to a beer? (I only know it as a small measure for spirits)
22 fl oz (.65 liter) bottlesNot single malts. One hop type is quite common.
See posts 8 and 30...
LOL. Our state just ended its monopoly on liquor, and auctioned off all its liquor stores. Now you can buy booze in the grocery stores. Consequentially, groceries stores are now losing thousands of dollars a day due to liquor theft. Our state has got the highest liquor taxes in the country, which makes liquor quite expensive, and a profitable black-market item. Go figure.Where I live all hard liquor must be sold through the state. Supposing I want to buy a chocolate liqueur or whiskey then I must go to a state ABC store. I may buy beers and wines at grocery stores, gas stations and other places that have obtained licenses; but for the hard stuff I must purchase through the state. Now then, if I were to perform a miracle and turn wine into whiskey I might get into some legal trouble, but with beer I'd probably be OK so long as I didn't try to sell the stuff.
22 fl oz (.65 liter) bottles
At least, that's how craft beers are sold in this area. (We have a large number of microbreweries locally.)