{"product_id":"united-states-of-beer-a-freewheeling-history-of-the-all-american-drink","title":"United States of Beer: A Freewheeling History of the All-American Drink","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eUnited States of Beer: A Freewheeling History of the All-American Drink\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDane Huckelbridge\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780062389756\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eWilliam Morrow\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2016\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \"the definitive history of bourbon\" (\u003cem\u003eSacramento Bee\u003c\/em\u003e) comes the epic true tale of how beer conquered America, from B.C. to Budweiser and beyond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEqually irreverent and revealing, Dane Huckelbridge's masterful cultural history charts the wild, engrossing, and surprisingly complex story of our favorite alcoholic drink, showing how America has been under the influence of beer at almost every stage. From the earliest Native American corn brew (called \u003cem\u003echicha\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eto the waves of immigrants who brought with them their unique brewing traditions, to the seemingly infinite varieties of craft-brewed suds found on tap today, beer has claimed an outsized place in our culture that far transcends its few simple ingredients--water, barley, and hops. And yet despite its ubiquity--Americans consume some six billion gallons of beer each year--the story of beer in the USA is as diverse and fascinating as the country itself, overflowing with all the color and character of America's many peoples and regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brewery was among the first orders of business when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, and George Washington tried (but mostly failed) to produce beer at Mount Vernon. Since 1776, America has operated under the principle of \u003cem\u003eE. Pluribus, Brewdog\u003c\/em\u003e: out of many regional brews, one nation of beer drinkers. The first \"macrobrew\" revolution was in the Midwest, where an influx of German immigrants in the 1800s changed American brewing forever. Bavarian newcomers brought their now-universal lager to St. Louis, Milwaukee, and the rest of the heartland; Busch, Pabst, and Schlitz soon followed, establishing the first great beer empires and ushering in a golden age of brewing that would last into the twentieth century. Then in 1920, Prohibition threatened the very existence of beer in America. Brewers were forced to diversity into a variety of odd products--among them malted milk, porcelain, and cement--in orde\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"United States of Beer: A Freewheeling History of the All-American Drink | Dane Huckelbridge | Hardcover | 9780062389756 | Used: Very Good | Beverages 1559800","offer_id":50581912846594,"sku":"1559800","price":17.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/A1Brl2WvlhL.jpg?v=1791011341","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/united-states-of-beer-a-freewheeling-history-of-the-all-american-drink","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}