Beer Poetry from the Hills

[Forever Wort]

Enjoy!

http://tibeto-logic.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/in-praise-of-beer.html

[SIZE=16pt]Flask of Ambrosia: Verses in Praise of Beer[/SIZE]​

By 'Phags-pa [SIZE=12pt](1235–1280 CE)[/SIZE]​

[SIZE=large]Homage to the Wrath King Swirling Nectar, Amrtakundalin![/SIZE]

[SIZE=large]The essence of earth that sustains the lives of beings,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]likewise the collections of flowers and fruits,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]with the yeast starter prepared with varied tinctures and herbs[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]and the very stuff that serves as cleanser of beings, the pure water,[/SIZE]

[SIZE=large]the vessels, required conditions, and varied recipes work together to[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]bring it to complete maturity over a good length of time[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]bringing out the pure essence of the pure essence.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]These are its perfect causes and conditions.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=large]It seems as if ornamented by strings of pearls,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]but these strings are of bubbles shining like the sheerest crystal.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]Seeing it is a glory for the eyes, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]hearing it's bubbly chil-chil sound[/SIZE]

[SIZE=large]a glory for the ears, with its fragrance [/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]satisfying the organ that has the sense of smell,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]its every taste both glory and pleasure for the tongue.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]Depending if the weather is cold or hot, it brings on warmth[/SIZE]

[SIZE=large]or coolness to our sense of touch, making us comfortable.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]It is a sun for exorcising the dark tinges of suffering,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]a moon that generates the coolness of happiness and contentment.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]It is a wind that fans the flames of insight,[/SIZE]

[SIZE=large]is the most glorious prod for eloquence for would-be speakers.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]It generates vowed behavior in those entering into battle,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]and increases the pleasure of those possessed by desire.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]Yet this same drink, for minds desirous of peace,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]endows its drinkers with holy meditative absorptions.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=large]For these reasons this is offered as a drink.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]It forms the very heart of wealth and leisure.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]So it is a [/SIZE][SIZE=large]thing [/SIZE][SIZE=large]worthy to be offered,[/SIZE]
[SIZE=large]and ought to be given to those worthy of the gift.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=large]— Verses of praise to beer, Flask of Ambrosia.[/SIZE]