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I've typed these up from the books purchased in the Plane of Knowledge. A lot of the errors are as-is, just as they are in the books (proofreading is a good thing!). So I'm adding them here because this looks like the most appropriate place for them. 
Unusual Wine and Ale - Part 1
by Verdistan Helipon
I was given a challenge by some of my colleagues to find just one good wine made from a basic ingredient that we woudl all agree was essentially inedible. It turns out that I was able to meet this challenge in a surprising fashion. Not only did I discover several such wines, I found a number of beers and ales as well. Even more shocknig was that these drinks were very good, in an unusual way. These drinks were interesting enough to warrent a short document about them for the library. So herein I present to you, Unusual Wine and Ale.
Aldo's Bitter Ale
I met Aldo at his home. He is obviously a lover of alcohol and his slurred speech made it difficult to discover the ingredients of his bitter ale. Usually grass isn't that odd of a brewing ingredient, and this drink is mentioned here mostly to display a more complete sample of Aldo's unusual drinks. Straggle grass itself looks relatively innocuous, but its flavor is staggeringly bitter. It does, however, make a nice compliment to the dark ale that Aldo prefers.
Straggle Grass
Barley
Malt
Cask
Water Flask
Extra Dry Ale
A simple name for an unusual drink. Stone Beans are very poorly named. They are not beans at all, but a tuber. It gets its name from its small, rounded shape and hard grey skin. If you were to encounter this plant sitting on the ground you might think of it as a stone. Were you to kick it, the plant would bounce and roll just like a stone.
This is, I assume, the method that it has developed to protect it from predators. The inside looks as unpleasant as the outside. The meat is grey, but moist, and looks like mud. The ale made from it, however, takes on an almost ethereal quality. As it touches your mouth it seems to turn to air, strongly flavored air with a bit of an earthy taste. For flavor this is not my favorite drink, but it is a worthwhile experience.
Stone Beans
Malt
Yeast
Water Flask
Barley
Bottle
Cork
Bee Beer
The Black Bees used in this drink are not actually bees, from what I can tell. They seem to be more like flies. They are parasites that live on or in other creatures. They land or nest in any soft exterior folds of skin, such as ears, and even inside some creatures. The story is that one day someone was brewing a simple batch of beer and the still was invested with flies. They claim that patrons thought the buzzing sounds coming from the bottles was some form of novelty magic and that they liked the flavor so much that they kept drinking the stuff even after they learned the ingredients. I suspect that this is just another case of drunkards making alcohol. I could not force myself to drink Bee Beer, so I can not offer an opinion about its flavor.
Black Bees
Malt
Yeast
Water Flask
Barley
Bottle
Cork
Stonewood Ale
The Stonewood Tree unusual in that is keeps its seeds in its roots. It disperses them through the ground by extending its roots dramatically during the blooming season. It appears that the trick to using these roots is to gather them just before the seeds are released. This ale is pale with a strong woody flavor. It is by far the least audacious of the drinks I present here, and I must admit that it is included only because the ogre that taught me the recipe insisted that I do so.
Stonewood Root
Malt
Yeast
Water Flask
Barley
Bottle
Cork
Unusual Wine and Ale - Part 2
by Verdistan Helipon
Worm Wine
Yes, this wine is actually made from worms. These are parasitic little beasts that live under the earth and apparently feed of the waste products of animals. They are fat and disgusting, yet some inventive brewer decided to boil them and use their pulp in wine. The white wine produced has a sweet flavor to it that contradicts the appearance of its named ingredient.
Bloated Root Worms
Bottle
Wine Yeast
Cork
Fruit
Water Flask
Bloodroot Wine
When I first heard about Bloodroot I must have displayed my disbelief. The brewer/adventurer insisted in showing me how the lived. This is a small, slim, elongated plant that lives entirely underground. It moves through the ground toward sources of heat. When that heat source remains in one place for long enough for the plant to catch them, it protrudes from the ground and, using some sort of numbing sap, penetrates the victim's skin without being noticed and drains blood from them to sustain itself. This is anothe rthat I couldn't bring myself to drink. They tell me that it produces a thick, sweet red wine.
Bloodroot
Bottle
Wine Yeast
Cork
Fruit
Water Flask
Aldo's Dead Frog Wine
At least the frog is dead. That was my first thought when I was shown the latest of Aldo's creations. Not only is it unusual to make wine from a frog, but this frog is poisonous. They tell me that any animal smaller than a Bazu that eats the thing will die in a few hours. I wasn't planning to drink this concoction either, but Aldo insisted. The wine is green, so defying any real classification. It is tangy with a shockingly good flavor. It's hard to really call it wine, but I'll admit that I keep a few bottles stocked to show off for company and for my own occasional enjoyment.
Yergan Frog
Bottle
Wine Yeast
Cork
Fruit
Water Flask
Of course if you're truly brave, all of these items can be found in casks as well as bottles.
Unusual Wine and Ale - Part 1
by Verdistan Helipon
I was given a challenge by some of my colleagues to find just one good wine made from a basic ingredient that we woudl all agree was essentially inedible. It turns out that I was able to meet this challenge in a surprising fashion. Not only did I discover several such wines, I found a number of beers and ales as well. Even more shocknig was that these drinks were very good, in an unusual way. These drinks were interesting enough to warrent a short document about them for the library. So herein I present to you, Unusual Wine and Ale.
Aldo's Bitter Ale
I met Aldo at his home. He is obviously a lover of alcohol and his slurred speech made it difficult to discover the ingredients of his bitter ale. Usually grass isn't that odd of a brewing ingredient, and this drink is mentioned here mostly to display a more complete sample of Aldo's unusual drinks. Straggle grass itself looks relatively innocuous, but its flavor is staggeringly bitter. It does, however, make a nice compliment to the dark ale that Aldo prefers.
Straggle Grass
Barley
Malt
Cask
Water Flask
Extra Dry Ale
A simple name for an unusual drink. Stone Beans are very poorly named. They are not beans at all, but a tuber. It gets its name from its small, rounded shape and hard grey skin. If you were to encounter this plant sitting on the ground you might think of it as a stone. Were you to kick it, the plant would bounce and roll just like a stone.
This is, I assume, the method that it has developed to protect it from predators. The inside looks as unpleasant as the outside. The meat is grey, but moist, and looks like mud. The ale made from it, however, takes on an almost ethereal quality. As it touches your mouth it seems to turn to air, strongly flavored air with a bit of an earthy taste. For flavor this is not my favorite drink, but it is a worthwhile experience.
Stone Beans
Malt
Yeast
Water Flask
Barley
Bottle
Cork
Bee Beer
The Black Bees used in this drink are not actually bees, from what I can tell. They seem to be more like flies. They are parasites that live on or in other creatures. They land or nest in any soft exterior folds of skin, such as ears, and even inside some creatures. The story is that one day someone was brewing a simple batch of beer and the still was invested with flies. They claim that patrons thought the buzzing sounds coming from the bottles was some form of novelty magic and that they liked the flavor so much that they kept drinking the stuff even after they learned the ingredients. I suspect that this is just another case of drunkards making alcohol. I could not force myself to drink Bee Beer, so I can not offer an opinion about its flavor.
Black Bees
Malt
Yeast
Water Flask
Barley
Bottle
Cork
Stonewood Ale
The Stonewood Tree unusual in that is keeps its seeds in its roots. It disperses them through the ground by extending its roots dramatically during the blooming season. It appears that the trick to using these roots is to gather them just before the seeds are released. This ale is pale with a strong woody flavor. It is by far the least audacious of the drinks I present here, and I must admit that it is included only because the ogre that taught me the recipe insisted that I do so.
Stonewood Root
Malt
Yeast
Water Flask
Barley
Bottle
Cork
Unusual Wine and Ale - Part 2
by Verdistan Helipon
Worm Wine
Yes, this wine is actually made from worms. These are parasitic little beasts that live under the earth and apparently feed of the waste products of animals. They are fat and disgusting, yet some inventive brewer decided to boil them and use their pulp in wine. The white wine produced has a sweet flavor to it that contradicts the appearance of its named ingredient.
Bloated Root Worms
Bottle
Wine Yeast
Cork
Fruit
Water Flask
Bloodroot Wine
When I first heard about Bloodroot I must have displayed my disbelief. The brewer/adventurer insisted in showing me how the lived. This is a small, slim, elongated plant that lives entirely underground. It moves through the ground toward sources of heat. When that heat source remains in one place for long enough for the plant to catch them, it protrudes from the ground and, using some sort of numbing sap, penetrates the victim's skin without being noticed and drains blood from them to sustain itself. This is anothe rthat I couldn't bring myself to drink. They tell me that it produces a thick, sweet red wine.
Bloodroot
Bottle
Wine Yeast
Cork
Fruit
Water Flask
Aldo's Dead Frog Wine
At least the frog is dead. That was my first thought when I was shown the latest of Aldo's creations. Not only is it unusual to make wine from a frog, but this frog is poisonous. They tell me that any animal smaller than a Bazu that eats the thing will die in a few hours. I wasn't planning to drink this concoction either, but Aldo insisted. The wine is green, so defying any real classification. It is tangy with a shockingly good flavor. It's hard to really call it wine, but I'll admit that I keep a few bottles stocked to show off for company and for my own occasional enjoyment.
Yergan Frog
Bottle
Wine Yeast
Cork
Fruit
Water Flask
Of course if you're truly brave, all of these items can be found in casks as well as bottles.
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