Update: A Shipwrecked Beer Reborn — Åland Brewery Recreates 170-year-old beer

In 2010, we posted about a shipwreck in the Baltic, off the Åland Islands of Sweden, in which 30 bottles of champagne and 5 bottles of beer were found intact in the wreckage.  In 2011, two bottles of the champagne were … Continue reading

Baltic Shipwreck with “World’s Oldest Champagne” and now the “World’s Oldest Beer”

In July, we posted about a Baltic shipwreck on which divers found 30 bottles of champagne thought to pre-date the French Revolution. (see Baltic Bubbly – ‘World’s oldest champagne’)   On subsequent dives, smaller bottles have been recovered which apparently contain … Continue reading