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Beer and Brewing: A Guide to Selected Resources

This is a guide to get you started with your research on the history and science of beer and brewing.

Introduction

Fresh and cold--Lager beer direct from the North Pole
A. Hoen & Co., creator. Fresh and cold--Lager beer direct from the North Pole / lith. by A. Hoen & Co. Baltimore, MD. 1877. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

This guide identifies published works on beer and brewing found in the Library of Congress Collections. The purpose of this guide is to present researchers with selected reference sources readily available in the Science and Business Reading Room through which they can begin and expand their scope of study of beer and brewing. Many of these sources should also be available at academic and public libraries.

About the Science Section

Part of the Science & Business Reading Room at the Library of Congress, the Science Section is the starting point for conducting research at the Library of Congress in the subject areas of science, medicine and engineering. Here, reference specialists in specific subject areas of science and engineering  assist patrons in formulating search strategies and gaining access to the information and materials contained in the Library's rich collections of science, medicine, and engineering materials.