Grand Rapids Beer:: An Intoxicating History of River City Brewing

by Patrick Evans

Book Overview

In the nineteenth century, dozens of local breweries worked tirelessly to slake the thirst of the rapidly growing city of Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids Brewing Company, along with other savvy barley merchants, established a beer culture that would dominate western Michigan until Prohibition turned off the spigots. After the repeal of the Noble Experiment, gigantic national brands stunted the growth of area breweries for decades, but the contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626195587
• ISBN13: 9781626195585
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"