![]() 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. The Black Death was the deadliest epidemic of bubonic plague in history, wiping out some 25 million Europeans alone in just a few years. They were innovators and non-conformists, they weren’t restricted by traditional laws of the time. Published AugUpdated SeptemTasked with treating victims of the Black Death, plague doctors wore all-leather suits and beak-like masks to avoid catching the fatal disease. Plague doctors didn’t care what other’s thought about them. There are so many parallels between serving the public as a Plague Doctor and brewing delicious beer as a Brewmaster. ![]() ![]() Different methods of balancing these humors were used to help people heal – such as blood letting with leaches, drinking ales so people had to urinate more… We obviously don’t take such a drastic approach and simply brew high-quality delicious beers to bring balance to your life.Ĭoincidentally, the art of brewing beer is very similar in that a lot of award winning recipes are found through experimentation and trying new things. True underdogs, they were regarded as ‘Empirics’ because they got their knowledge from practical experience and experimenting with new methods of treating patients… as opposed to laboratory research.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 person was said to have their own unique humoral composition… The four humors are blood, bile, phlegm, and urine. They often worked in isolation as they were quarantined for 40 days before being able to rejoin the community. ![]()
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