The Gifted Kid Complex11 Sep 2023

The London Beer Flood

Cher here. If you know me, you know I love IPA. The International Phonetic Alphabet, that is. In fairness, before I went sober, I did enjoy a pint at the pub or at the pool table. Still, India pale ale was never my thing, I was always more of a Lager enjoyer.

Today, we explore the story of an accident involving an absolutely absurd quantity of beer in a rookery of London that occurred on the 17th of October in 1814, right by where UCL is now. Let’s dive into the history of Horse Shoe Brewery.

Cher’s term of the day: IPA, /aɪ pʰiː eɪ/

Noun: an alphabet developed in the 19th century to accurately represent the pronunciation of languages. [Britannica]

Sources for this episode:

Meux's Brewery, c. 1910. Etching by artist Stanley Anderson

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/friday-zak-ebrahim-stolen-cabin-sphinx-unearthed-and-more-1.2902846/a-real-beer-tsunami-remembering-the-big-british-beer-flood-of-october-1814-with-brewing-historian-martyn-cornell-1.2902838

https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-london-beer-flood/

https://www.thesocialhistorian.com/london-beer-flood-1814/

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/what-really-happened-in-the-london-beer-flood-200-years-ago-9796096.html

https://zythophile.co.uk/2014/10/17/remembering-the-victims-of-the-great-london-beer-flood-200-years-ago-today/

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CREATOR/DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: Cher C.

CO-HOSTS, PRIMARY WRITER/RESEARCHERS: Cher C. and Teia C.

PRIMARY EDITOR: Cher C., SECONDARY EDITOR: Teia C.

AUDIO ENGINEER: Teia C.

ASSISTANT WRITER/RESEARCHERS, TRANSCRIBERS: Alex E., Delaney L., Isaiah H., Jenny S., Lucas H.

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