Gone are the days that The History of Beer and Brewing in Chicago, 1833-1978 detailed, when one could argue that every Chicago neighborhood or ethnic group seemed to have its own brewery. As the chapters of The History of Beer and Brewing in Chicago, Volume II unfold, the more obvious it becomes that contemporary Chicago is now a global market. As a result, any attempt to segregate the effects of beer and brewing in Chicago from the rest of the U.S. beer market becomes more difficult. As goes beer in Chicago, so goes the nation.
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Good Book, Bad Decisions,
By "lowend4s" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The History of Beer and Brewing in Chicago: Volume II (Paperback)
This is not just another sad story of the demise of one great regional and a handful of local breweries. As depressing as the subject matter is, the Chicago battleground provides some interesting contrasts. Bob notes that Chicago was the center of "an amber rectangle" running from LaCrosse, Wisconsin down to St. Louis and then over to Detroit and back to Milwaukee. With such a large population of beer drinkers, and in the last few decades of the 20th century at least, with so few local breweries, the Chicago market drew the attention of everybody brewing in the region: Heilemann, Anheuser-Busch, Stroh, and Schlitz, Pabst and Miller. All of these companies, first as individuals, and later as parts of combines, took a whack at the Chicago market. The central section of the book goes into the history of the big mergers, and several merger attempts, that resulted in the ultimate death of Schlitz, then the old Pabst, then Heileman, then Stroh. The author has done his homework on this one, and he covers in great detail the problems Schlitz had (Schlitz had been the dominant out-of-town beer in Chicago for generations) first in Chicago, and then with itself. The final part of the book is much more topical for the newer collector, as Skilnik traces the rise and fall of the first two Chicago microbreweries, Pavechevich and the Chicago Brewing Co. Bad decisions, bad quality, bad advertising, bad management to no management; you name the possible problem, and it was visible in Chicago! Depressing? You bet, but it makes a heck of a good read for a beer fan!
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What Goes Around, Comes Around,
By Frank (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The History of Beer and Brewing in Chicago: Volume II (Paperback)
Not being around for the downfall of Schlitz, I nonetheless found the story of the bungling at the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company to be a fascinating one. What I didn't realize until reading this book was how much this played into the eventual problems at the Heileman, Pabst and Stroh brewing companies. What does any of this have to do with Chicago? A lot, as the author points out that what happened to the breweries and their brands in Chicago was just a pint sized glass of trouble compared to the barrel of problems these breweries experienced in the national market. As to his look at the selling and manufacturing of beer in Chicagoland today...the author argues that the market historically has always been a tough one, and things don't look like they're going to get much better for the unprepared or underfunded who try to stake a claim in the Windy City.
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In contemporary Chicago, the exiting of virtually any local industry to a more hospitable location outside the city's limits or a much-publicized business failure can be cause for civic concern. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
traditional beer drinkers, local beer drinkers, local brewing industry, brewing history, regional breweries, craft brewers, arbitration demand, craft beer, regional brewery, national brewers, prejudgment interest, legal beer, beer market, brewing operation, brewing company, brewery owner, flagship brand, beer distributorship, beer business, brewing equipment, beer prices, local breweries, bottling line, beer industry, small brewery Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chicago Tribune, Old Style, Brewers Digest, United States, Chicago Brewing Company, Goose Island, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, Russell Cleary, Three Floyds, Justice Department, Stroh Brewing Company, Heileman Brewing Company, Meister Brau, New York, Alan Bond, Bond Corporation, Chicago Sun-Times, Miller Brewing Company, Sam Adams, Randy Mosher, Boston Beer Company, Miller Lite, Pabst Brewing Company, Russ Cleary, Delphi Industries New!
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In contemporary Chicago, the exiting of virtually any local industry to a more hospitable location outside the city's limits or a much-publicized business failure can be cause for civic concern. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
traditional beer drinkers, local beer drinkers, local brewing industry, brewing history, regional breweries, craft brewers, arbitration demand, craft beer, regional brewery, national brewers, prejudgment interest, legal beer, beer market, brewing operation, brewing company, brewery owner, flagship brand, beer distributorship, beer business, brewing equipment, beer prices, local breweries, bottling line, beer industry, small brewery Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chicago Tribune, Old Style, Brewers Digest, United States, Chicago Brewing Company, Goose Island, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, Russell Cleary, Three Floyds, Justice Department, Stroh Brewing Company, Heileman Brewing Company, Meister Brau, New York, Alan Bond, Bond Corporation, Chicago Sun-Times, Miller Brewing Company, Sam Adams, Randy Mosher, Boston Beer Company, Miller Lite, Pabst Brewing Company, Russ Cleary, Delphi Industries New!
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- Two Brothers: The Lawman/The Gunslinger by Linda Lael Miller on page 151, page 159, and page 161
- Beer Blast: The Inside Story of the Brewing Industry's Bizarre Battles for Your Money by Philip Van Munching on page 15, and Back Matter
- The Great Chicago Fire by Ross Miller on page 122
- Lone Star (Stellar Ranger) by Steve Perry on page 54
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