The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1613743882 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Prohibition briefly drove brewers back home to circumvent Volstead Act restrictions, but with the coming of repeal, beer was one of the first alcoholic beverages to reappear. Acitelli offers portraits of the dozens of entrepreneurs nationwide who started small-production runs and soon developed a following, often through their own brewpubs. From Booklist Beer making began with many small-scale brewers, but it quickly grew to a powerful industry as America’s taste for brew grew with immigration and urbanization. But Americans returning from European jaunts noticed the difference between foreign beer
Easy to read Christopher Varney This is like the best documentary film I have ever read! Gives great insight into the beginnings and gives you a lot more respect for some of the earliest pioneers in the American craft beer industry.. "Nice overview of the coming of age of craft beer in America" according to Doug Erlandson. "The Audacity of Hops" may not be the complete history of the craft beer revolution, but it comes close. It was fun to read about the history of some of the breweries whose beers I have sampled, and I learned a great deal about the starts and stops, strides and stumbles of the craft beer revolution. This book is well written. The photographs found throughout the text faces to go with some of the names of those involved in this burgeoning grassroots business. I highly recommend "The Audacity of Hops" to anyone interested in craft beer.. Ken Weaver said The Much-Needed History of Craft Beer. Tom killed it with this book. A readable, hugely detailed, heavily researched history of the craft-beer movement. Beautifully done, and a must-read for anyone serious about understanding the context of what's going on in craft beer today.
since World War II. Acitelli weaves the story of the rise of American craft beer into the tales of trends like Slow Food and the rebirth of America's urban areas, and paints an unforgettable portrait of plucky entrepreneurial triumph. Based on extensive archival research as well as interviews with the movement's key players going back to the 1960s, this acclaimed book is the most comprehensive chronicle yet of one of the most interesting and lucrative culinary trends in the U.S. Discover the underdog story of how America came to dominate beer stylistica