The United States of Beer, Dane Huckelbridge
The United States of Beer, Dane Huckelbridge
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The United States of Beer
A Freewheeling History of the All-American Drink

Author: Dane Huckelbridge

Narrator: Corey Snow

Unabridged: 6 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/14/2016

Synopsis

From the author of Bourbon, “the definitive history” (Sacramento Bee), comes the rollicking and revealing story of beer in America, in the spirit of Salt or Cod.In The United States of Beer, Dane Huckelbridge, the author of Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit—a Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance bestseller—charts the surprisingly fascinating history of Americans’ relationship with their most popular alcoholic beverage. Huckelbridge shows how beer has evolved along with the country—from a local and regional product (once upon a time every American city has its own brewery and iconic beer brand) to the rise of global mega-brands like Budweiser and Miller that are synonymous with U.S. capitalism.We learn of George Washington’s failed attempt to brew beer at Mount Vernon with molasses instead of barley, of the 19th century “Beer Barons” like Captain Frederick Pabst, Adolphus Busch, and Joseph Schlitz who revolutionized commercial brewing and built lucrative empires—and the American immigrant experience—and of the advances in brewing and bottling technology that allowed beer to flow in the saloons of the Wild West. Throughout, Huckelbridge draws connections between seemingly remote fragments of the American past, and shares his reports from the frontlines of today’s craft-brewing revolution.

About Dane Huckelbridge

Dane Huckelbridge has written for the Wall Street Journal, Tin House, The New Republic, and New Delta Review. He is the author of No Beast So Fierce, The United States of Beer, and Bourbon, as well as a novel, Castle of Water. A graduate of Princeton University, he lives in Paris.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steven on July 03, 2016

This is an enjoyable book. It is sprightly, well written, and the author does not take the subject too seriously. The book is organized around different regions of the country and their predilections and contributions to the evolution of beer. Among regions considered: New England, New York and the......more

Goodreads review by Paul on March 31, 2019

This was a light, short and fun book that, I think, just scrapes the surface of most of the events described. For a book that seems like it was pitched as an excuse for the author to drive around the country drinking different beers, this book is actually fairly well-researched, but it does not seem......more

Goodreads review by Larry on August 26, 2021

I tend to drink what I’m reading. If characters in a book are whiskey drinkers, out comes the Jameson’s. In this book our writer takes us on a marvelously enjoyable, well researched, and thirst-inducing geographic tour of beer in the USA. Should anyone need me, I’ll be working my way through the hal......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on October 21, 2024

I really enjoyed this short read about the American history of beer. From the world to the US, we have a very diverse beer history. From English ale wives and monasteries to modern day varieties of local beer making we go in a cycle. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves beer. This was a hi......more

Goodreads review by Mo on October 17, 2016

This books gives a fantastic overview of the history of Beer in America and the economic and political causes of its evolution. This book has the most clear, evidenced explanation for the growth of American Lagers that I have ever read.......more

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