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Brewing in America in 1880,
By BeerBooks.com (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beer Its History and Its Economic Value As a National Beverage (Technology and society) (Hardcover)
In 1880, American writer Frederick W. Salem published a book which he titled Beer: Its History And Its Economic Value As A National Beverage. Just at that time, the U.S. brewing industry was at a vital crossroad. Anti-alcohol factions (referred to as "the fanatics" by beermakers) had evolved into a significant threat to the industry during the decade just ended. Yet, at the same time, there was good reason for optimism among brewers. Their collective output had climbed steadily year by year, and an exploding immigrant population -- comprised largely of beer-drinking Europeans -- brought the potential for unprecedented growth. In 1880, brewing in America was destined either to become a great industry, or the casualty of social activism.Recognizing that their future hung in the balance, brewing industry leaders went to work. Through the United States Brewers' Association, beermakers launched a campaign to sway public opinion in favor of their product and against their enemies. Author Frederick W. Salem was among the many friends of beer recruited to help defend it. And that he did. While dutifully professing "the true nature and value of beer," Salem's book captured and reflected the pervasive confidence among brewers that their industry was on the cusp of spectacular growth, and that beer would, indeed, become America's national beverage. To make this ultra- rare brewing text available to historians and beer enthusiasts, BeerBooks.com has reprinted the book, complete with all the original illustrations. A first-edition 1880 copy was digitally scanned, professionally enhanced and reproduced in a hard cover format. The extensive statistical data alone makes this book a great resource -- particularly the complete list of every licensed brewery in the U.S. in 1878 and 1879, arranged by state/city, along with each brewery's individual beer production for both years. But, there is so much more! Make sure to read the Table of Contents and the excerpt from Chapter 7 below. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface Chapter 1: Preliminary View of the Subject - Beer Conducive to Temperance - Prohibitory Law Demoralizes - Duty of Legislators - Thomas Jefferson Chapter 2: Early History of Beer - Beer Among Allemanni - Feast of Charlemagne - Budweis Brewery - Old French Beer Laws - Jacon Van Artevelde and Gambrinus - Beer in the Monasteries - Queen Mary and Burton Beer - Privileges of Breweries - Coffee and Beer Manifesto - Jacobus and William Penn - Israel Putnam - Beer Without Hops - The Best Malt Liquor Chapter 3: Early History of Beer, Continued - Early Bavarian Beer - First Beer Epoch - Revolution in Chemistry - The Fermentum of the Alchemists - Basilius Valentinus on Fermentation - The Second Epoch of Beer - Heinrich Knaust - Beer a Substitute for Wine - Luther's Fondness for Beer - Fairs and Markets - Netherlandish Painters - Loss of Beer Privileges by the Monasteries - Allowance of Beer for Noble Ladies - Origin of Bock Beer - Bavarian and Munich Beer - French Infuence in Germany Chapter 4: Modern History of Beer - Noble Brewers in Austro- Hungary - Holland Sells Gin and Drinks Beer - Sweden, Norway and Denmark - Drunkenness in Russia - Inducements Offered by France to Brewers - Use of Beer in France - Proposed French Brewers' Association - The Duke of Wellington and the Beer Bill - Mr. Gladstone on Beer and Coffee - Generosity of Brewers - Japan, Persia and Turkey - Cyprus Under English Rule Chapter 5: How Beer is Made, What It Is - Alcohol in Bread - Adulteration of Beer - Why Beer is Generally Unadulterated - Newark Brewers and a Prohibitory Speaker - Twelve Theses of Prohibitionists - Misrepresentation of Prof. Liebig - Prof. Liebig's Opinion of Beer Chapter 6: The Development of Ale, Porter and Lager - Fermentation of Ale and Lager Beer - Characteristics of Different Ales - The Choice Between Ale and Lager Beer - Brewing in the English Colonies - Malt Beverages in the Future Chapter 7: The Condition and Prospects of the Beer Trade - The First Lager Beer Brewing in America - Capital Invested in Breweries - Product of Different States - Government Revenue from Breweries - Imports and Exports of Beer - Breweries Should be a Source of Pride - Beer Preventive of Malarial Fever - Beer and Public Good Order Chapter 8: Comparative Advantages of Beer Over Distilled or Spiritous Liquors - Beer During the Siege of Paris - Beer a Restorative and Tonic - Maine and Bavaria - Pauperism and the Use of Beer - National Habits of Drinking - Rev. Henry Ward Beecher on Beer - Effects of Beer Drinking - Beer Versus Whisky - Making Beer Illegal - Enemies of Beer Put to the Test - Percentage of Alcohol in Wines - Alcohol in Wines, Spirits and Beers - Analysis of Lager Beer and Ales Chapter 9: Beer Brewing A Benefit to Farmers - Profits of Barley Culture - Value of Sprouts and Grains as Fodder - Specialties in New England Farming - Barley Culture and Dairy Farming - The Sugar Beet in Maine - Thrift Follows Industry and Temperance Chapter 10: Prohibitory Laws and Their Effects - Proposed Amendments to Maine Law - Prohibitory Law in Maine - Gov. Garcelon on Forms of Intemperance - Cost of the Prohibitory Law in Maine - Crime Under Prohibitory Law in Maine - Club- rooms and Groggeries - Massachusetts Board of Health in Favor of Beer - Proposed Sale of Beer Without License - Prohibition and License Compared - Police Returns in Massachusetts - Legal and Illegal Sale of Beer - The Benefit of the Greatest Number - Laws Cannot Banish Stimulants - Use of Opium as a Stimulant - Cruelty Attends on Bigotry - Connecticut Judges on the Spy System - Prohibition Leads to Intemperance Chapter 11: What Authorities Say - Report of Dr. Bowditch - Systematic Inquiry as to the Use of Beer - Mr. John Jay and Baron Liebig - Views of Dr. Schlaeger - Mr. Y.G. Hurd's Visit to Chicago - A Physicianm on Tea Sots - A. Schwarz, Esq., on Beer - Theses of Dr. Bowditch - Dr. Willard Parker on Fermented Beverages - Alcohol in Diluted Form - Nutritious Properties of Beer - Beer Promotive of Temperance - Useful Constituents of Beer Ashes - Alcoholism Not Caused by Beer - The Contemporary Review on Beer Drinking - Beer Causes No Degeneration - Prohibition Too Much or Not Enough - Hon. Fred. Lauer on Justice to Immigrants Chapter 12: Conclusion - Beer Drinking in the Light of History - The Duty of Statesmen - Sunday According to the New Testament - Sunday Laws of Constantine the Great - Christian Writers on Sunday - Ben Franklin and the Emperor of Germany - English Restrictions on Sunday - The Law Disregarded in Practice - The Sunday Question in Newark, N.J. - What Sunday Should Be - The Motto of This Book: BEER AGAINST WHISKY Appendix A: Production and Consumption Appendix B: Analysis of Beers Appendix C: Illustrations and Descriptions of Breweries Appendix D: List of Brewers, with product for the past two years
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