Ann Arbor Beer: A Hoppy History of Tree Town Brewing

by David Bardallis

Overview

Ann Arbor has always been a beer-loving town. From the establishment of the first commercial brewery in 1838 through a century of German immigration down to today's local craft brew boom, the amber liquid looms large in Tree Town's quirky past and present. Find out how beer helped a former University of Michigan professor win a Nobel Prize. Discover the Ann Arbor doctor whose nationally bestselling home remedy book featured ale recipes. Learn which Michigan football legend pounded brewskis as part of his training regimen. Covering the exploits of famous poets, performers and prohibitionists, local author David Bardallis pops the cap off the big beer history of this little college town and leads readers to the best beer you can drink in Ann Arbor today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626191563
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/27/2013
Series:	American Palate
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

David Bardallis writes regular beer columns for AnnArbor.com and Great Lakes Brewing News and is a frequent contributor to Michigan Beer Guide. A lifelong Michigander, longtime craft beer drinker and occasional homebrewer, he lives in Ann Arbor, where he works as a freelance writer and editor.

Table of Contents

Foreword Rene Matt Greff 7

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction 11

Part I Looking Back

1 Jugs of Whiskey, Gallons of Beer 15

2 "Most of These People Drank Their Lager" 23

3 The Beer Baronets of Ann Arbor 32

4 Beer in Old Ypsilanti 45

5 Local Options 51

6 The Old College Dry 60

7 Prohibition Rears Its Ugly Head 71

Part II Moving On

8 Noisy Crowds Receive Brew 85

9 Beer and Culture in Ann Arbor 95

10 Bubbling Under 107

11 Rebirth of the Brews 123

12 "I've Always Thought Ann Arbor Had a Great Beer Scene" 133

Appendix: The Guide to Good Beer in Ann Arbor and Beyond 143

Bibliography 151

Index 155

About the Author 159