Ever wonder how they used to make things work in the earlier years or what incidents inspiredgrowth in how things used to be done in some industries? This case is one of those incidents that inspired a change in how beer or porter was produced.  Today we’re talking about the London Beer Flood of 1814. 

https://www.history.com/articles/london-beer-flood

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood

Beames, Thomas (1852). The Rookeries of London: Past, Present and Prospective

·       "'Areal beer tsunami'. Remembering the big British beer flood of October, 1814with brewing historian Martyn Cornell".Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 30July 2019.

·       "TheLondon Beer Flood". The History Press.