On April 8, 1820; a peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas discovered the Aphrodite of Milos (Venus de Milo). The statue was found in two main pieces, the upper torso, and the covered legs. He also found pieces of the upper left arm and a hand holding an apple.
Venus was the Roman goddess of love, Aphrodite is the Greek version of her.
The statue is of marble and stands 6 foot, 8 inches tall. It is believed to be the work of Alexandros of Antioch. It is on display at the Louvre in Paris.
Yes, it's the naked girl with no arms.
As to the beer:
Dieu du Ciel is located in Montreal, Canada.
Black ale with aromas and flavours of vanilla, dark chocolate, bourbon and roasted malt. The vanilla and cocoa marry nicely, without out-competing each other, to produce a surprisingly well balanced beer. This beer is mildly hoppy, but the cocoa introduces a touch of bitterness. Its colour may be intimidating, but it is a very smooth beer within reach of most beer drinkers. This highly appreciated dessert beer is brewed with organic fair-trade cocoa and first rate vanilla beans.
The beer is 6.5% abv. It has a 100 score on ratebeer. In Canada, the beer is called Aphrodisiaque, but due to American labeling laws, it can't be called that, because there's a chance that some idiot would think that a beer named Aphrodisiaque would actually let them make a girl horny.
So, for the discovery of Aphrodite of Milos, have an Aphrodite.
(It's one of my favorite beers)
(It's available in bottles at Radio Maria and other places throughout CU)
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