Detroit Beer: A History of Brewing in the Motor City

by Stephen C. Johnson

Book Overview

While in recent years Detroit's craft beer scene has exploded with activity and innovation, brewing has a long history in the Motor City. Small brewers popped up during the mid-1800s to support nearby saloons. Many breweries survived the dry years by producing near beer, or non-alcoholic beer, which was quickly abandoned after Prohibition. Consolidation marked the following decades until only Stroh Brewery Company remained. Local brewing returned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467119725
• ISBN13: 9781467119726
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"