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The original recipe calls for bran hops, molasses, water and yeast, producing a beverage with relatively low alcohol content.
NEW YORK — A beer recipe handwritten by George Washington over 250 years ago is getting a modern revival as the United States prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Washington's handwritten recipe, titled "To Make Small Beer," appears in a military journal now housed in the New York Public Library's collections. Historians say "small beer" was a low-alcohol be...
