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Tells the story of beer in America from the immigrants to the upstart microbrewers. Rum and whiskey were the drinks of choice until a wave of German immigrants arrived in the middle of the nineteenth century but then came anti-German sentiments aroused by World War I, the temperance movement, and prohibition changed the market. The rise of home brewing and the rise of microbreweries revitalized the industry at the end of the 20th century.

AB InBev is today's uncontested world leader of the beer market. It represents over 20% of global beer sales, with more than 450 million hectolitre a year flowing all around the world. Its Belgian predecessor, Interbrew, was a success story stemming from the 1971 secret merger of the country's two leading brewers: Artois and Piedboeuf. Based on material originating from company and private archives as well as interviews with managers and key family actors, this is the first study to explore the history of the company through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The story starts in the mid-nineteenth century with the scientific breakthroughs that revolutionised the beer industry and allowed both Artois and Piedboeuf to prosper in a local environment. Instrumental in this respect were the respective families and their successive heirs in stabilizing anddeveloping their firms. Despite the intense difficulties of two world wars in the decades to follow, they emerged stronger than ever and through the 1960s became undisputed leaders in the national market. Then, in an unprecedented move, Artois and Piedboeuf secretly merged their shareholding in1971, though keeping their operations separate until 1987 when they openly and operationally merged to become Interbrew. Throughout their histories Artois, Piedboeuf, and their successor companies have kept a controlling family ownership. This book provides a unique insight into the complex history of these three family breweries and their path to becoming a prominent global company, and the growth and consolidation of the beer market through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. - Description from the publisher

This is a reprint of an 1880 title. It would be good for a historical perspective of beer and beer making back to ancient times but can be good for understanding the industry at the time it was originally written. Included is an index of breweries at the time by state.

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This provides a look at the industry as it was in 1938 with the addition on a sections on agriculture as it relates to ingredients, other allied industries, and history going back colonial America and the industrial development.
This was published by Standard Statistics Company the predecessor to Standard & Poor's.

Part one coves the history of beer in America with an interesting chapter on the rise of bigger brewers. Part two looks at consumers, government taxation, and Temperance. There is also a chapter on the technology and a timeline.

This is an historical overview of the brewing industry in the United States beginning with the colonies and moving west as the country expanded. There is attention paid to specific geographic histories like New England, Virginia (with a chapter on Thomas Jefferson), New York, Philadelphia, the southern states, the Mississippi River valley, etc. There is a discussion on Prohibition including how brewers organized both before and after.

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Information on "The Life of a Brewer" as well as sections on Facility Planning and Operations, Marketing and Distribution Programs, and Planning and Funding Your Brewery.

Looks at the history of craft beers beginning in 1980s with a handful of "microbrewery" pioneers including people like Fritz Maytag, scion of the washing machine company, and Jack McAuliffe, a US Navy submariner and businesses like Deschutes Brewery, New Belgium, Dogfish Head, and Harpoon.

Organized in a dictionary format, entries cover people, laws, terms, places, companies, etc. Appendices include: alcoholic beverage consumption 1790-1975, number of breweries, history of excise taxes on beer and liquor, a few lists of the largest breweries and certain years, etc.

From grain to glass this is an illustrated history of brewing and breweries in Wisconsin since its first commercial brewery was established in 1835 from the first territorial pioneers, to the global breweres, and the recent craft brewers. It coves the giants like Miller, Schlitz, Pabst, and Heileman as well as the hundreds of small breweries across the state.

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This title is a compilation of short pieces by various authors and on topics like history, ingredients, technology, process, etc.

This is an historical treatment and cover potential information/speculation on the origins of beer making. Attention given to Egypt, the ancient Near East and other ancient societies, British Isles and Europe, and England between the Conquest and the Tudors. Appendix one presents a chart of the regions and times.

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This is a comprehensive look at beer-making around the world throughout the 19th century - most particularly in the United States. It includes detailed write-ups on most American breweries in operation in 1903, with hundreds of illustrations of breweries and the people behind them. There was a reprint published in 1973.

Includes entries on specific breweries/brewing companies, historical information, culture/customs, important people in the industry, ingredients, organizations, festivals/competitions, industry, etc. Also, looks at the scientific/technical elements and concepts.

This book is a more current look on the industry. There is discussion on industry concentration and leading mass producers, imports and domestic brewers, and brand proliferation. There is also discussion of strategic behavior around prices, advertising, mergers, etc. Appendix sections include data and sources, and mergers, ordered by acquired firm. There is also a significant references section.

Holdings: 1884/85, 1887-1888, 1891-1910, 1934, 1937-1938, 1944. This is the report from the annual convention and would be good for looking at the history of the industry and issues of the day.

This is more of a cultural history that charts the story of beer's influence on America from the earliest Native American corn brew (called chicha) to the waves of immigrants who brought with them their traditions.

Many older editions have been digitized by the Hagley External To find them search in their Digital Collections.
Holdings: 1893-1969. This is a general trade publication geared to brewers.

Previously known as Jobson's Beer Handbook. There is a national overview with consumption by state and category data. The beer market section includes specific types like craft, premium, light, malt, popular, ice, imported, super premium/craft, FMBs, non-alcoholic beer/cider, and malternatives/FMBs. There is also information on advertising, supplier performance, imports/exports, economics, consumer characteristics, projections, international information, and retail outlets by state.

Holdings 1944-1996
This is a mostly statistical publication covering production, sales etc. Each chart does include historical information going back to some point though that varies. Some data goes back less far though some can go as far back as 1863. In 1958 and 1963 this also included a volume that published laws/regulation, general information, etc. on the U.S. and other countries.

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Previously title was Western Brewer. It also absorbed Brewers News and Brewer and Maltster in the 1930's.

This article is a generalized overview of local breweries in the years leading up to Prohibition and their position in the industry as competition to national firms.

Holdings 1937-1954, 1960, 1993-2006. This is a directory and information is basic.

Holdings 2006, 2007. Lists brewers, importers, wholesalers, associations. Provides statistics, legal information (federal regulations and some state information) as well as a where to buy section.

Holdings 2006, 2007. This covers the international market with a list of breweries, importers, and includes a where to buy section.

This is a two volume set. Volume one has list of both pre and post Prohibition breweries by state and city/town but also has statistics. Volume two includes alphabetical lists of post Prohibition breweries and pre Prohibition breweries.

Holdings 1990-2006, incomplete. Previous title Impact American Beer Market Review and Forecast. This title includes a year-end economic review, consumption information, trends by state, brand and segment analysis, consumer purchase data and demographic information as well as advertising expenditures and trends/projections.

Holdings 1909-1921. A written review of the industry for the year.

This is a chronological list of events and brewer beginnings.