Please select at checkout how you want to receive the beer: Pick-up or Delivery Must be a resident of California, Alaska (wet cities only), Nevada, Ohio, Vermont, or Washington D.C. PURCHASE REQUIREMENTS Must be 21+ years old to purchase. PLEASE READ ALL OF THE TERMS & CONDITIONS BELOW. Hassle-free returns, if it doesn't fit, we will send you the right size (U.S. ![]() They took risks They developed a mystique that became their identity. They were often given special privileges to perform autopsies when it was forbidden for general doctors. They were innovators and non-conformists, they weren't restricted by traditional laws of the time. Plague doctors didn't care what others thought about them. There are so many parallels between serving the public as a Plague Doctor and brewing delicious beer as a brewmaster. This Plague Doctor is brewing beers to balance your humors. Coincidentally, the art of brewing beer is very similar in that a lot of award winning recipes are found through experimentation and trying new things.Ĭommonly held medical theory of the time believed that an excess or deficiency of any of four distinct bodily fluids in a person known as humors would directly influence their temperament and health each individual patient was said to have their own unique humoral composition. They were regarded as Empirics because that they got their knowledge from practical experience and experimenting with new methods of treating patients as opposed to laboratory research. ![]() They often worked in isolation as they were quarantined for 40 days before being able to rejoin the community. Water was really poor quality and brewhouses were popping up as the healthy alternative to avoid the plague.Īs people began to get sick, Plague Doctors were contracted by the city to treat the sick, rich or poor. ![]() This 100% cotton tee is printed with original art work from Black Plague Brewing.ĭuring the dark ages, people were encouraged to drink ales and to avoid the polluted water in urban areas as it was unsafe to drink.
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