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drinMs,
227
Ten
Guinea
Ale
etc.,
and
there
are
any
quantity
of
pseudo
beers
i.e.
those
not
niade
from
malt
and
hops,
China
Ale,
Radish
Ale,
ale
made
from
beet
or
mangel
wurzel,
and
heather
beer,
which
latter
is
of so
great
antiquity
that
its
fnethod
of
manufacture
is
said
to
have
been
lost
with
the
extirpation
of
the
Picts,
although
some
say
it
was
brewed
by
the
Danes.
It
is
probable
that
the
flowers
and
tops
of
the
heath
were
used
as
a
substitute
for
hops,
as,
previous
to
the
introduction
of
the
latter
plant,
broom,
wormwood
and
other
bitter
herbs
were
used.
J.
A.
Afttr
Rcwlandson,