Beer for Pete's Sake: The Wicked Adventures of a Brewing Maverick by Pete Slosberg.There really is a Pete. He's the hottest, most recognized celebrity in America's beer industry. A true defender of the brew, Pete Slosberg has given a face to the craftbrewing movement. He's the Ben and Jerry of beer--that is, doing what he loves and succeeding at it. In 1986, with his own money and with no advertising or marketing support, Pete Slosberg founded Pete's Brewing Company, makers of Pete's Wicked Brews. Pete's Brewing Company was an Inc. 500 company, and is now the second largest specialty craftbrewer in the United States. He has been called a brewing maverick, a brilliant entrepreneur, an iconoclast, and a marketing icon--but who is Pete Slosberg really? What happened on the way from his first homebrewed beer in his kitchen to the Inc. 500 company he founded? Pete tells all. He talks about his absolute passion for beer (and a few other passions, as well) and its fascinating history. Pete also shares surprising, remarkable, and often insightful revelations about his brouhaha with megabrewer Anheuser-Busch over their respective dog labels, Millie vs. Spuds MacKenzie; his role in California Governor Pete Wilson's mangled bid for the U.S. Presidency; his celebrity status, and more.
Beer in America: The Early Years, 1587-1840: Beer's Role in the Settling of America and the Birth of a Nation, by Gregg Smith. A definitive and fresh account of the role of beer in our country's founding and formative years. Beginning with the colonial era and ending with America's emergence as an industrial power, Beer in America contains many surprising
revelations, including the reason the Mayflower really landed at Plymouth, George
Washington and and Thomas Jefferson as homebrewers, and forging the Constitution after
hours over beer.
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The Beer Drinker's Bible: Lore, Trivia & History: Chapter & Verse by Gregg Smith, Carrie Getty. What is a frog glass? A Methuselah? A firkin? A cheese? Who is the patron saint of brewers? What is bousa? Here at last is a comprehensive and entertaining guide to every beer-related fact in the history of beer. The exploding popularity of craftbrewed beer has spawned a growing interest in beer- related lore. But where can a person find enlightenment? The Beer Drinker's Bible
answers everything you ever wanted to know (but didn't know whom to ask) about beer and
its place in history and society. Words and phrases that are part of our everyday speech,
such as rule of thumb, are included, as well as answers to mysteries like the origins of
growler, "Hogarth," "lion," and "biblical bottles." Best of
all are the quotes, toasts, and celebrity bon mots from Shakespeare to Woody Allen.
Breweries of Cleveland by Carl H. Miller. Comprehensive and nostalgic journey through Cleveland's beery past, beginning with a discussion of the city's very earliest breweries and tracing the local industry through to the current "rebirth" lead by area microbreweries. "Cleveland has always been a beer town," says Miller. "Before prohibition, virtually every neighborhood in the city had its own brewery - especially on the West Side, where the Germans lived." Indeed, at the close of the nineteenth century, Cleveland boasted nearly twenty breweries, all serving a primarily local market. After the repeal of National Prohibition (1920-1933), nine local breweries reopened, but fierce competition from the nation's large brewers soon threatened the survival of regional beer-makers everywhere. According to Miller, "The small, local brewer was an endangered species by the end of the 1950s. Clevelanders still had a fondness for their local beers, but strong competition from the big brewers made it difficult for the 'little guys' to keep their heads above water." However, during the 1980s, brewpubs and microbreweries began springing up around the country, giving rise to a sort of rebirth of brewing on a regional basis. "In a sense, the brewing industry has come full circle," says Miller. "Cleveland's nineteenth century brewers were all very geared toward serving a strictly local market. The new microbrewers have that same kind of commitment to preserving their local character."
The Dynamics of the International Brewing Industry Since 1800 (Routledge International Studies in Business History by R.G. Wilson (Editor), T. R. Gourvish (Editor)
The Murphy's Story : The History of Lady's Well Brewery, Cork by Diarmuid O Drisceoil. Hardcover - 164 pages (March 1998) Irish Amer Book Co;
Prost!: The Story of German Beer by Horst
D. Dornbusch. When you think of Germany, you think of beer. The country known for Oktoberfest comes alive in this intriguing, entertaining, and humorous account of beers' influential role in German history. History, culture, and German beer--which came first? Ask Horst Dornbusch. He will tell you of the pivotal economic and social role of beer and brewing throughout German history. Covering every time period from the ancient world to the Dark and Middle Ages, from the rise and fall of empires to the Thirty Years War, Prost! traces the political and cultural history of German beer. You will also learn such fascinating tidbits as: In a burial site in Bavaria dating back to 800 B.C., a man was buried with crocks of black beer, the earliest evidence of German beer making. Martin Luther's wife, a trained brewster, made his favorite Einbecker beer. It sustained him through the Reformation. When Frederick the Great was a young crown prince, his father apprenticed him to a brewer so he could learn a real profession. How Attila the Hun really died!
Redhook : Beer Pioneer by Peter J. Krebs
Michael Jackson, author of ULTIMATE BEER writes "A surprisingly candid, revealing,
and informative inside story from the decade's hottest little industry. I have known the
two principal characters for almost twenty years, and helped inspire their dream, but I
now have a far better understanding of their business triumphs and calamities."
Hardcover - 208 pages (December 1998) Four Walls Eight Windows; ISBN: 1568581068 ;
Dimensions (in inches): 0.82 x 8.48 x 5.73.
