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Beer does not make itself properly by itself. It takes an
element of mystery and of things that no one can understand. ~Fritz
Maytag, Anchor Brewing2
Of Man and SudsAncient BrewersThrough the Dark YearsBeer Arrives
in America!After the RevolutionProhibitionThe Lean YearsLegalize
It!
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Ancient BrewersDomestication of GrainsCradle of
CivilizationNinkasi lady who fills the mouthEgypt drank beer every
dayKept them healthyKept them quiet
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Through the BronzeThe first wine snobsGreek land was rockyBad
for grainsRomans prized bread over beerFeed TroopsBoth Cultures
generally looked down on beer drinkers There were a few exceptions
though
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A Beer as old as SocietyName: Midas TouchBy: Dogfish Head
Brewing, Milton, DEABV: 9.0%Taste: Somewhere between wine, ale, and
meadIngredients: honey, barley, muscat grapes, saffron, aged hops,
water, yeastNote: 2,700 year old pottery jars that belonged to King
Midas
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First Beer GeekPliny the ElderWrote the Naturalis HistoriaNamed
Flora & FaunaTraveled the Roman EmpireRecorded the growth of
hop vines in GaulFirst account of aging beers
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Colonies to coloniesDark Ages 5th c to 15th cBrewing is part of
everyday lifeAlewivesGerman Beer Purity Law of 1516Reinheitsgebot
severely limited beer ingredientsAs countries colonized the world,
they took tradition with them
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Keeping to TraditionName: Weihenstephaner OriginalBy: Bayerishce
Staatsbrauerei WeihenstephanABV: 5.1%Taste: very mild, a touch of
bread, a bit of spiceIngredients: water, barley, hops, yeastNote:
from the oldest still operating brewery in the world AD 1040
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Colonies to colonies1587 Virginia Colonists brew first beer in
Americawith corn!First help wanted signs went up in London seeking
Brewmasters for the Colonies
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First American Breweries1612 Block & ChristiansenFirst paved
street in America Brouwers Strasse1614 First non-native American
born in Hans & Christiansens brew houseBy 1660, there are 26
breweries
11Brewing up a New World
Beer & ColonizationFirst wave of Non-British Immigrants The
GermansBreweries open all over the colonies.By 1750 there are over
100 breweries!Ushered in the Golden Age of Taverns as centers
for:CommerceLegal DiscussionPolitical Enlightenment
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Bringing It With ThemName: Aecht Schlenkerla MarzenBy: Brauerei
Heller-Trum / SchlenkerlaABV: 5.4%Taste: rich smoky smell &
taste, baconIngredients: water, smoked barley, hops, yeastNote:
Similar to farm stead lagers made by Early German immigrants
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Beer & Colonization1754 General George Washington enters a
beer recipe in his personal notebook.1765 The French build a
brewery in Illinois. It is the first brewery outside the 13
colonies.1789 Buy American policy first institutedGeorge Washington
says he will only drink porter made in America
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Beer Fit for a RebellionName: Samuel Smith Imperial StoutBy:
Samuel Smith Old Brewery, N. Yorks, ENGABV: 7.0%Taste: rich
chocolate, touches of smoke and toffee, balancedIngredients: water,
barley, hops, yeastNote: Similar to early American Porters,
preferred by working class15
Revolution Civil WarTastes and preferences didnt change
much.Classic English StylesClassic German StylesHome brewing was
commonIn 1810 just over 180,000 barrels brewed (5.5 million
gallons)
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Go West, young man ~John SouleWestward ExpansionOpened new
territory to be settledTapped new resourcesGreat Plains =
BreadbasketRocky MountainsFuel for the American Industrial
RevolutionLed to the brewing revolution much later
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Irish InfluenceThe Irish were one of the largest immigrant
groups1841-1880Over 4 million during the Potato Famine The Irish
immigration helped fuel the fire of the industrial revolutionDug
canals and laid railroadsThe Irish brought dark heavy beers Porters
led to StoutsFull of nutrients and calories
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Sutters Mill 1848Population over 90,000 by 1849Adam Shuppert
BreweryStockton & JacksonGottlieb BreckleHelped solve lager
problem
19Extra! Extra! Gold Found in California!
1st American Beer Style: Steam Beer (aka California Common)
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Local SudsName: Anchor Steam BeerBy: Anchor Brewing Co., San
Francisco, CAABV: 4.9%Taste: mild caramel and toffee, light piney
hopsIngredients: water, barley, hops, yeastNote: Still using 100+
year old equipment
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Industrial Revolution1870s - Adolphus Busch helps develop
refrigerated railroad car1876 Louis Pasteur Estudes sur la
Biere1892 William Painters crown capsBy 1910, # of breweries drops
drasticallyFrom >3700 to
