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Monday, March 2, 2026

Beverage Games Background Information Blogs by Ruth Paget

Beverage Games Background Information Blogs by Ruth Paget

I have collected my blogs on beer economics, beer traditions, German wine labels, and wine and Chinese food pairings below to transmit family knowledge to the next and following generations.

To access the blog, click on the hyperlinks that follow the title or type the title in the search bar of my blog.  A link to the games is at the bottom of the page.


European Beer Buying Tips

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2019/12/european-beer-buying-tips-lager-ale.html?m=1

Beer Economics

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2019/12/european-beer-buying-tips-lager-ale.html?m=1

Making Classic Donuts with Beer

https://domesticfits.com/classic-glazed-beer-doughnuts/

Oktoberfest Food

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2018/12/oktoberfest-food-ideas-for-us-suggested.html?m=1


Beer Traditions - California Brew Pubs in Monterey, Salinas, and Paso Robles

Alvarado Street Brewery - Monterey and Salinas 

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2026/02/german-style-kolsch-beer-and-loaded-blt.html?

Firestone Walker - Paso Robles

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2025/11/pretzels-burgers-and-rock-music-at.html?m=1


Beer Traditions - American Bar Restaurants

Pub’s - the oldest bar in Salinas, California

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2024/10/prime-pork-chop-dinner-at-pubs-prime.html?m=1

Brass Tap - Cicerone Beer Server Training Ground with 100+ beers on tap, Trivia Nights, Sports

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2024/11/eating-crunchy-fried-shrimp-by-pacific.html?m=1

Crown and Anchor - British pub with ship models, English phone booth, royal Guard statue, beefeater mugs, and brass bad-relief plates

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2017/12/producer-mom-dinners-at-crown-and.html?m=1



Wine Traditions 

Sustainable Wine Culture Practices in France

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2026/03/sustainable-wine-culture-practices-in.html?m=1

German Wine Labels

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2018/12/exploring-german-culture-through-wine.html?m=1

Wine and Chinese Food Pairings

Ihttps://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2019/03/wine-and-chinese-food-pairings.html?m=1

Fortified Wine Use and Solera System

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2025/08/chicago-meal-at-pubs-growers-pub-in.html?m=1


Cold Brew and Iced Coffee

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2022/08/cold-brew-and-iced-coffee-money-hacks.html?m=1

Beverage Games Created by Ruth Paget

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2026/03/beverage-games-created-by-ruth-paget.html?m=1

A final book recommendation to complete beverage knowledge - Cocktails Illustrated: 400+ Recipes for the Home Bartender, from Spirit Forward to Zero Proof by America’s Test Kitchen.  Book information from Amazon follows:

https://www.amazon.com/Cocktails-Illustrated-Recipes-Bartender-Forward/dp/1948703416/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=13KO10I7K5TOU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2gqlYXbOLdBfGNBnDSRrWBu1Fti8LemW5St0I9VVS77CjUZp4KDKSmA_-0VufxWBtdJEnO8C4Zh87E2i7Kiry4nEDWHg8YBttMxTg-LpIDoihUxOlx99sQTm3lmrEZfGm5B4425MtXxZXpdvepuqcLkYDPJayrkPLDrFIYIvva-Wq6Nr7wWL23CurbtZara1RARAwpcwIK5PhAfNclNxjg.6Rh4O2sWm6fXTbwKGZyqsSGi3UFfU9TjkEXvhi_QIJs&dib_tag=se&keywords=cocktails+illustrated&qid=1774029194&sprefix=cocktails+illustrated%2Caps%2C233&sr=8-1

Another final book recommendation - Whiskey: The Definitive World Guide by Michael Jackson

Another good reference book - Gin: The Bartender’s Bible - giffordsguide

-More reference work - The sake Handbook by John Gauntnet

-California Reference book - Tequila: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico by Marie Sarita Gaytan

-Scottish Cold Cure

https://ruthpaget.blogspot.com/2024/08/scottish-cold-reliever-by-ruth-paget.html?m=1


By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France and developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games