Archive for December, 2025

St. Nicholas, Defender of the Faith and Patron of Brewers

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 6th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

December 6 is the feast day of St. Nicholas, one of several patron saints of brewing. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, was a wealthy and extraordinarily generous man. His charity toward others ultimately inspired the tradition of Santa Claus and the custom of…



St. Nicholas, Defender of the Faith and Patron of Brewers

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 6th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

December 6 is the feast day of St. Nicholas, one of several patron saints of brewing. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, was a wealthy and extraordinarily generous man. His charity toward others ultimately inspired the tradition of Santa Claus and the custom of…



The Lingering Shadow of Prohibition

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 5th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

On December 5, 1933, the long and difficult chapter of Prohibition finally came to an end. Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, officially repealing the 18th Amendment that had attempted to ban alco…



The Lingering Shadow of Prohibition

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Dec 5th, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

On December 5, 1933, the long and difficult chapter of Prohibition finally came to an end. Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution, officially repealing the 18th Amendment that had attempted to ban alco…



Weekend Update 32

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Dec 1st, 2025 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The weekly update, plus bits and bobs that caught my attention this week.