Historical Tidbits: Beer Styles and the Law, 1913
In 1913, the editors of the brewing trade magazine American Brewer contacted the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Inspection Board in hopes that someone there…
Read articleHistorical Tidbits: Blood-drinking in the 1870s
In the 1870s, many Americans latched onto the latest fad, imported fresh from France: They’d travel by carriage to their local slaughterhouses — known as “abattoirs,”…
Read articleHistorical Tidbits: Gus Busch on Being a “Winner”
In the 1950s and 1960s, August Busch, Jr. — more commonly known as Gus — steered Anheuser-Busch into brewing domination, toppling the Uihlein family and Schlitz…
Read articleHistorical Tidbits: Cannabis Beer, 1998
In the 1990s, as now, beermakers of all sizes scrambled to figure out how to woo an increasingly fragmented consumer audience. Novelty (read: weird) beer styles…
Read articleHistorical Tidbits: Beer. The Kegmaster Saves Draft Beer, 1954
From 1954: Kegmaster, Inc. launched a new device designed to help bar owners prevent waste and earn profits. According to the company, its new Kegmaster dispenser…
Read articleHistorical Tidbits: Beer. Beer and Food, 1934-1935
In the spirit of the spate of predictions that 2009 will be the “year of beer and food,” I can’t resist adding some historical perspective. (*1)…
Read articleHistorical Tidbits: Yuengling Beer Advertisement, 1878
Advertisement in the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, April 27, 1878, p. 1: _______________________ Family Supplies BOCK BEER, BOCK BEER Yuengling & Co’s famous Bock Beer has arrived…
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