Well. They’ve done. On June 1, all those pretty bills in your wallet and all the theoretical dollars in all our bank and investment accounts will be worthless pieces of paper. Kevin McCarthy and the GOP have conspired to destroy the “faith and credit of the United States of America,“ and without the gold or …
Author Archives: Michael Carver
“America First” is a Lie! We are an Empire and as the Worlds Greatest Empire We Must Protect Others.
Okay, I have been known to take an occasional rant against what I see as abuses by the Far Right and their puppets (like Donald Trump). Those who know me also know that I tend to be very “conservative” in my personal politics. So how can a “conservative leaning” person be so opposed to the …
Brewing Class at Colonial Plantation
On June 10th, the Regimental Brewmeister will be conducting an 18th Century brewing class at Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation in Ridley Creek State Park in Media, PA. Cost to attend is $100/person but there is a catch. You need to be a member of Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation. Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation offers a full range of weekend …
Government Red Tape
Today, “Red Tape” is a derisive term for rigid conformity to formal government regulations that slow or prevent action and decision-making. Usually applied to government and corporate bureaucracies, we associate “red tape” with filling out of seemingly unnecessary paperwork and various low-level rules that make conducting one’s affairs slower and more difficult. It may surprise …
Beer Recipe: Victory at Yorktown
October 17, 1778, General Charles Cornwallis raised a flag of truce over the fortifications at Yorktown after having suffered not only the combined French and American attack but also disease, lack of supplies, inclement weather, and a failed evacuation. With the French navy in the York River and siege lines advancing on his position, defeat …
Rgmt Brewmeister will not be at Renfaire!
Philadelphia Renaissance Faire May 27-29, 2023 I had previously advertised that the Regimental Brewmeister and Battlefield Brewing would be supporting the Philadelphia Renaissance Faire at Fort Mifflin. Things have changed and we have pulled out of this event. I am assured that the very capable team at Warehouse on Watts will step in and ensure …
Continue reading “Rgmt Brewmeister will not be at Renfaire!”
FREE BEER — sort of
Come root for the Regimental Brewmeister as we submit our Spruce Beer to the judges. This will be the beer that we brew on the green at historic Old New Castle on May 20 so there is time to see it brewed the drink as much of it as you like in Norristown on July …
Beer Recipe: Victory at Yorktown
October 17, 1778, General Charles Cornwallis raised a flag of truce over the fortifications at Yorktown after having suffered not only the combined French and American attack but also disease, lack of supplies, inclement weather, and a failed evacuation. With the French navy in the York River and siege lines advancing on his position, defeat …
Jewish Pirates in Jamaica
Under Muslim rule in Spain, Jews were largely protected from persecution. This led to an explosion of Jewish culture and learning in Iberia and a very prosperous merchant class. With the Reconquista and the expulsion of the Moors from Spain, many Jews began fleeing from Spain because of the persecution of the Spanish Inquisition and, …
Rgmt Brewmeister will not be at Renfaire!
Philadelphia Renaissance Faire May 27-29, 2023 I had previously advertised that the Regimental Brewmeister and Battlefield Brewing would be supporting the Philadelphia Renaissance Faire at Fort Mifflin. Things have changed and we have pulled out of this event. I am assured that the very capable team at Warehouse on Watts will step in and ensure …
Continue reading “Rgmt Brewmeister will not be at Renfaire!”
Michael Carver -- Historical Interpreter/Reenactor 