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Brewing battles : a history of American beer by Mittelman, Amy. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Brewing Battles is the comprehensive story of the American brewing industry and its leading figures, from its colonial beginnings to the present. Although today s beer companies have their roots in pre-Prohibition business, historical developments since Repeal have affected industry at large, brewers, and the tastes and habits of beer-drinking consumers as well. Brewing Battles explores the struggle of German immigrant brewers to establish themselves in America, within the context of federal taxation and a growing temperance movement, their losing battle against Prohibition, their rebirth and transformation into a corporate oligarchy, and the determination of home and micro brewers to reassert craft as the "raison d etre" of brewing. Brewing Battles looks at beer s cultural meaning from the vantage point of the brewers and their goals for market domination. Beer consumption changed over time, beginning with an alcoholic high in the early 19th century and ending with a neo-temperance low in the early 21st. The public places where people drank also changed from colonial ordinaries in peoples homes to the saloon and back to home via the disposable six pack. The book explores this stor

Who reads Brewing battles : a history of American beer?

Author

Mittelman, Amy.

Publisher

Algora Publishing

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9786611398422

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Cooking, Home & Lifestyle

Rating

3.42 / 5 (12 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14