Episode 3

Stories of Transition and Transformation

Episode 3: Beer and Being Craft Beer Innovators

In this episode, we focus on beer and being craft beer innovators. We share our stories of Lughnasadh and Lammas, with a trip to the Emerald Isle and a visit to the Temple of the Sun God, Lugh.

Notes about Lammas/Lughnasadh

Lammas – Lughnasadh

Feast of the beginning of the harvest season. So the benefits of hardwork are paying off. 

It’s the feast that falls between summer solstice and Autumn Equinox on the wheel of the year.

Deities associated: Ceres, Cerridwen, Demeter, Ishtar, Persephone, Adonis, Lugh, Odin Loki and Baal. To name a few. 

Celtic Sun God Lugh literally means Shining One. His job was to make sure the sun kept shining and didn’t burn us up. This feast falls when the sun first starts to fade. Lugh is the patron of craftspeople, including metal workers, musicians, magicians, healers, and warriors. He is a jack of all trades. He was elected the king of the Tuatha De Danann (the fairy folk).

The celebration of Lughnasadh was started with the memorial/maybe 1st Irish wake for  Lugh’s Foster Mother, Tailtu (TAL-TU).

Colors orange, gold, yellow, purple, green, and light brown.

Celebrations include: Homemade bread, corn, potatoes, berry pies, fruit, squash and of course BEER.

Lammas came about with the suppression of pagan celebrations and rituals in the 4th century by Emperor Constantine. Lammas means “Loaf mass”. It’s a way that pagans kept their rituals within and under the spread of Christianity

BEER: we discussed the Sun God beer and how grains and yeast effect the flavor and composition of beer.

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