The Mystery of Ales
July 19, 2007 2:21 PM   Subscribe

The Mystery of Ales :: a new take on the Alger Hiss problem
posted by anastasiav (11 comments total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
Why, this isn't about beer at all!

Seriously, though, looks like an interesting article. I'm going to read it when I get home from work.
posted by infinitywaltz at 2:33 PM on July 19, 2007


ALGER HISS DIES
posted by quonsar at 2:33 PM on July 19, 2007


oh quonsar you're such a gadfly!
posted by dersins at 2:39 PM on July 19, 2007


I never died, said he.
posted by Henry C. Mabuse at 2:43 PM on July 19, 2007




It mentions Herbert Philbrick, double agent and inspiration for the TV show I Led Three Lives. Later, of course, Philbrick had an illustrious career as the owner of Herb Philbrick's I Led Three Lives lunch counter in Rye Beach, New Hampshire.

I am not making any of this up. Except for the 'illustrious'.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 4:02 PM on July 19, 2007


There's no mystery. Ales are like lagers but fermented using top-fermenting yeast and at higher temperature.
posted by exogenous at 4:12 PM on July 19, 2007


Sadly this will probably get labelled as some sort of communist apologist piece because of the funding source.
posted by BrotherCaine at 7:13 PM on July 19, 2007


Sadly this will probably get labelled as some sort of communist apologist piece because of the funding source.

I thought it would probably get labeled as czarist propaganda, considering the poster.

Seriously, though, interesting article on an episode that really had a big impact on American history and the cold war. I am still not sure what to make of the Hiss case, other than Dick Nixon is an asshole.
posted by TedW at 7:31 PM on July 19, 2007


I saw the article a couple days ago and though about posting it, but I didn't understand it so I didn't.
posted by kirkaracha at 9:19 PM on July 19, 2007


This is neat!
posted by klangklangston at 12:56 PM on July 20, 2007


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