A Library is Bringing Back George Washington's Beer Recipe (opens in new tab)

People are traveling to Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington to celebrate the nation's 250th birthday this year. You might want to add a stop in New York, because the New York Public Library is offering something unique- beer brewed from George Washington's personal recipe. It was found in a journal Washington kept in 1757 while he led a Virginia militia during the Seven Years War. Notes from the 25-year-old Colonel instruct the brewer to use 30 gallons of boiled barley hops, three gallons of...