Ann Arbor Beer:: A Hoppy History of Tree Town Brewing (American Palate)

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. Explore The History Of Beer And Brewing In And Around Ann Arbor, Michigan-- The History Of The Microbrew And Homebrew Beer Industry In Ann Arbor, Michigan-- Part I. Looking Back -- Jugs Of Whiskey, Gallons Of Beer -- Most Of These People Drank Their Lager -- The Beer Baronets Of Ann Arbor -- Beer In Old Ypsilanti -- Local Options -- The Old College Dry -- Prohibition Rears Its Ugly Head -- Part Ii. Moving On -- Noisy Crowds Receive Brew -- Beer And Culture In Ann Arbor -- Bubbling Under -- Rebirth Of The Brews -- I've Always Thought Ann Arbor Had A Great Beer Scene -- Appendix: The Guide To Good Beer In Ann Arbor And Beyond. David Bardallis ; Foreword By Rene And Matt Greff. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 151-154) And Index. Foreword / by Rene and Matt Greff Part I. Looking Back Jugs of Whiskey, Gallons of Beer "Most of These People Drank Their Lager" The Beer Baronets of Ann Arbor Beer in Old Ypsilanti Local Options The Old College Dry Prohibition Rears Its Ugly Head Part II. Moving On Noisy Crowds Receive Brew Beer and Culture in Ann Arbor Bubbling Under Rebirth of the Brews "I've Always Thought Ann Arbor Had a Great Beer Scene" Appendix: The Guide to Good Beer in Ann Arbor and Beyond.