Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29

were washed off. but i'll TIT of idle
curiosity he rooted round among
the sand and rocks and finally
found one OF them. And when he
glimpsed at it his homesick heart
gave couple of fierce thumps and
he sat down on the beach and cried
like child. For those bottles had
contained American beer.
And if this isn't a splendid testi-
monial to the achievements of an
American industry in a compare
lively few years then | miss my
guess by about four miles. And
| I'd hate. to think that.
Who'd ever suppose, by the
way, that there were fashions in
beer: Well, there are, just the
same, quite in the identical way
that there are fashions in other
personal fads and habits, although,
to be sure. the fashion in malt
liquors usually does not change
with any particular degree of
kaleidoscope rapidity. But about
twenty years ago people took to
dark beer in a hurry.
Way back in 1886 a friend of
mine stopped at Antwerp on his
way to dear old Lunnon, when 4
commotion on the streets. almost
amounting to a small riot, attract
ed his attention. Being OF
naturally curious disposition, he
took the pains to find out what the
trouble was, and learned that the
previous day Munich brewery
had opened dispensary of Ba-
varlan dark beer, and the stolid
Dutchmen and sturdy men of
Flanders came by the thousands
for the pleasure and novelty OF
quaffing the beer OF the new-fash-
Toned and later fashionable brew.
For almost twenty years dark
beer held sway, but of late a de-
cided change in the appetite of
temperate drinkers has taken
place. Light beers OF the Pilsen
type are in demand now-beers
that have small percentage OF
alcohol-say, three or four per
cent-and a pronounced hoppy
taste.
Right in line with this demand,
and, incidentally, to supply it, |
found that the Abner-Drury
Brewing Company had placed OH
the market their Royal Pilsen beer.
The absolutely unprecedented
favor with which it was received is
by the fact that not only
is this beer brewed under the per-
sonal supervision of the most
skilled OF brewmasters, but that
the materials of which it is made
are the very best procurable. The
malt used in this beverage comes
from the Gold Medal barley
region and the hops from the be-
celebrated Saazer
town district in Bohemia.
| found too, that the Pilsen
ype beers are unhesitatingly rec
ommended by eminent physicians
Is an ideal tonic in these days of
strain and overexertion,
and even persons suffering from
lreaded diabetes are greatly bene-
tied through the use of ROYAL
Pilsen beer.
1t is a remarkable fact, too
proven by hundreds upon hum
lreds OF cases right here in this 4
,ity OF Washlngton-that people,
lfter becoming accustomed to
thinking Royal Pilsen. have given
Up the use OF ardent drinks alto
,ether. And if Royal Pilsen had
10 other excuse for its existence
han that, that in itself would be
nora than sufficient
SO these are a few OF the things
learned about beer in general and
Royal Pilsen in particular.
But I'm not through. Oh,
ear, no! Id hate to think that.
here must be lots of additional
1formation can gather on the
ubject OF beer. and | promise you
he next hot and sticky day | find
1yself in the vicinity OF the Abner-
)rury brewery yours truly is going
} call on Micky Finn again.
hats me.
THE INVESTIGATOR.