1991
“Celebrating the purity and magic of ancient traditions.
The legend of John Barleycorn lives on in this spirited ale!”
– Spices used: molasses, anise and honey. –
1992
“Three people came from Kent to plough for wheat and rye.
And these three made a solemn vow:
‘John Barleycorn should die!’”
– Spices used: ginger-root and honey. –
1993
“Then with a plow they ploughed him up,
And thus they did devise, to bury him with the earth,
And swore he would not rise.
– Spices used: cinnamon and honey. –
1994
“With harrows strong, They combed the earth,
And burst the clods upon his head.
And a joyful banquet, Then was made,
When Barleycorn was dead.”
– Spices used: vanilla bean and honey. –
1995
“He rested still, within the earth,
Till rain from heaven did fall.
Then he grew up in branches green,
Which so amazed them all.”
– Spices used: sage, savory, and honey. –
1996
“They let him stand till midsummer,
then he grew both pale and wane.
And little Sir John grew with a long beard
and so became a man.”
– Spices used: cardamon and honey. –
1997
“Wherefore with hooks and sickles sharp,
In the field they hied,
To cut his legs off by the knees,
and made his wounds full wide.”
– Spices used: tarragon and honey. –
1998
“They hired men with sharp pitchforks
who pricked him to the heart.
The loader served him worse than that,
for he bound him to a cart.”
– Spices used: ginger-root and honey. –
1999
“They wheeled him around the town
Till they came unto a barn
And there they made a solemn mow of poor John Barleycorn.”
– Traditional barleywine with organic malt. –
2000
“Then next the thatcher he comes in with reeds and spars so sharp.
He covers over John Barleycorn and he must stand the storms.”
– Traditional barleywine with 100% organic barleymalt. –
2001
“They hired two with holly sticks to beat on him at once.
They thwacked so on Barleycorn that the flesh fell from his bones.”
– Traditional barleywine with 100% organic barleymalt. –
2002
“They carted him to a flour mill, and there they burst his bones.
And the miller swore to murther him betwixt a pair of stones.”
– Traditional barleywine with 100% organic barleymalt. –
2003
“The huntsman he comes out one day and loudly blows his horn.
And all the folk did rejoice for the sake of Barleycorn.”
– Traditional barleywine with 100% organic barleymalt. –
2004
“They worked their will on John Barleycord, and he lived to tell the tale.
And they pour him from an earthen jug and they call him homebrewed ale.”
– Traditional barleywine with 100% organic malt –
Watch for our next BarleyCorn offering at the next Harvest Moon!