Shipwreck’s “World’s Oldest Beer” to be Brewed Again in Finland

The “World’s Oldest Beer” to be will soon be brewed again by an Åland brewery in Finland.  In 2010, we posted about the discovery in a shipwreck in the Baltic off Finland’s Åland archipelago which contained what was believed to be several bottles … 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