tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post974764976770129976..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: The Story of American BeerJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-89925185898529871322012-07-04T19:58:13.999-07:002012-07-04T19:58:13.999-07:00Jeff,
I read the first 1/2 of Maureen Ogle's ...Jeff, <br />I read the first 1/2 of Maureen Ogle's 'Ambitious Brew: the Story of American Beer' checked out from the public library. If memory serves, it contain no definitive information regarding lager style or hops source. I will attempt to contact her directly.<br /><br />Other potential sources welcome.Jack R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07625645308707849072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-7746869526373657462012-07-04T18:23:59.304-07:002012-07-04T18:23:59.304-07:00Alan, I'm on your wavelength. I'll do some...Alan, I'm on your wavelength. I'll do some further looking. <br /><br />Jack, I'd definitely give Maureen Ogle's Ambitious Brew a look.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-87627516133463605602012-07-04T17:56:46.131-07:002012-07-04T17:56:46.131-07:00Looking back as what I wrote I am going to put it ...Looking back as what I wrote I am going to put it another better way. We should check our sources. I am thinking I see something because of research I am privy to at work related to 1700s colonial life. Things around the economic disruption that would have suspended large sectors of the brewing trade. But, even with that, I should not have suggested you are making the argument that you have as Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-73380920741743978492012-07-04T15:42:10.529-07:002012-07-04T15:42:10.529-07:00Check your sources. Pre-lager interpretation misse...Check your sources. Pre-lager interpretation misses a lot of information. There is simply poorer recording, loss of records (a Revolutionary habit generally due to the post-1776 land scramble) but also more local tavern and home production as well. The available sources support higher levels and quality than has been the assumed interpretation. <br /><br />But why that is? Who knows but one part Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-70621629860482330372012-07-04T14:36:40.172-07:002012-07-04T14:36:40.172-07:00Enjoyable, insightful post.
German immigrant brew...Enjoyable, insightful post.<br /><br />German immigrant brewers apparently established most of the breweries in Territorial Colorado [1859 & up]. I long to know <br />- what styles of lager they brewed <br />- how those beers would compare to modern BJCP styles<br />- the source of the hops. <br /><br />Period photographs and advertisement typically state bock or lager; but, what style of Jack R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07625645308707849072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-30700646562734578542012-07-04T14:12:47.557-07:002012-07-04T14:12:47.557-07:00Alan, I wasn't trying to capture the entire ar...Alan, I wasn't trying to capture the entire arc of American brewing history. There were indeed a lot of breweries in the 19th century--though the sources I've consulted said that per capita consumption was quite low until German migration. And I do think quality was an issue.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-27369520299964154522012-07-04T13:43:45.078-07:002012-07-04T13:43:45.078-07:00Great post, looking forward to your bookGreat post, looking forward to your bookAdrian Tierney-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-35708452937753458952012-07-04T13:06:04.116-07:002012-07-04T13:06:04.116-07:00Albany alone has 18 identified breweries pre-1840 ...Albany alone has 18 identified breweries pre-1840 including the largest in America, the 200,000 barrel Talyor brewery: http://drinkdrank1.blogspot.ca/2011/10/session-56-thanks-to-john-taylor.htmlAlanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-6763736737848446342012-07-04T12:42:59.962-07:002012-07-04T12:42:59.962-07:00You have missed the reality of pre-1840s US brewin...You have missed the reality of pre-1840s US brewing history. Plenty more breweries than that working on a local and export level. The German immigrants brought low alcohol lager to a continent well satisfied by lots of beer as well as other drinks.Alanhttp://agoodbeerblog.comnoreply@blogger.com