Brewed in Detroit: Breweries and Beers Since 1830 (Great Lakes Books) [Hardcover]

Peter H. Blum (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0814326617 | ISBN-13: 978-0814326619 | Publication Date: December 1999

A historical account of the brewery industry in Detroit since its beginning in the 1830s.

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"Brewed in Detroit" describes the history of the brewing industry in the Detroit metropolitan area from its beginning in the 1830s to the present revival by microbrewers and brewpubs. A historian and trained veteran of the brewing industry, Peter H. Blum divides Detroit brewing history into seven distinct phases: the early Anglo-Saxon ale brewers, the German brewers who arrived after 1848, the rise of brewing dynasties in the 1880s, Prohibition, the return of beer in the era after repeal in 1933, the war years, and the postwar competition. Each brewery's story is told in terms of the individuals and families who started the enterprise, and chronicles their fortunes and failures. The book concludes with a compilation of every brewery in Detroit of which there is a record, brand names of all beers and ales marketed in Detroit, production figures of all Detroit breweries since 1933, a glossary of technical terms, and an index.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814326617
• ISBN-13: 978-0814326619
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,212,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raise a stein for Michigan brewskis!, March 18, 2002

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corazon "corazonbb" (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brewed in Detroit: Breweries and Beers Since 1830 (Great Lakes Books) (Hardcover)

Detroit has had breweries in its history! Blum, an exec at Stroh's for many years, is an authority on the history of Stroh's and its competitors. Anybody interested in breweriana will find this an invaluable guide to ads, labels, and other collectibles from Detroit-area breweries. (The Stroh company provided many of the beautiful color illustrations used in the book.) Oh, that Motown were still Strohtown!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding refernce Detroit history and brewing, March 21, 2010

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This review is from: Brewed in Detroit: Breweries and Beers Since 1830 (Great Lakes Books) (Hardcover)

Great Detroit reference book. Not only about the significant brewing industry. Gives insight into Detroit bussiness climate as well.Would like to see a section on the bottles used and dates. Needed now is a similiar book on Detroit soda and non alcoholic beverages.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wealth of information!, June 30, 2006

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BB (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brewed in Detroit: Breweries and Beers Since 1830 (Great Lakes Books) (Hardcover)

Peter Blum served as the official Strohs historian for many years and this book shows the depth of his knowledge. What is truely remarkable is that his knowledge was not limited to his former employer. Reading this book, one truely gets a sense of Detroit's unique and bumpy history of beer. For my Pfeiffer Beer web page, I contacted Peter for research. Even though it was just prior to his passing, he was very generous with his time and even helped me find some of his original source material. I asked him if he had to leave anything out of the book due to space and he replied that "It's all in there!" So, you can trust that by getting this book you'll be exposed to all that Mr. Blum had to offer on the subject - and that's quite a lot! Thanks Peter.