Connecticut Beer: A History of Nutmeg State Brewing

by Will Siss

Book Overview

The history of the frothy beverage in Connecticut dates back to early colonists, who used it to quench their thirst in the absence of clean drinking water. So integral was beer to daily life in the colony that government officials and militiamen congregated in taverns like the General Wolfe to talk laws and business over pints of ale. Over the next two centuries, the number of breweries rose and then declined, especially after Prohibition. It was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626197938
• ISBN13: 9781626197930
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"