Detroit Beer: A History of Brewing in the Motor City

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

While in recent years Detroit's craft beer scene has exploded with activity and innovation, brewing has a long history in the Motor City. Small brewers popped up during the mid-1800s to support nearby saloons. Many breweries survived the dry years by producing "near beer," or non-alcoholic beer, which was quickly abandoned after Prohibition. Consolidation marked the following decades until only Stroh Brewery Company remained. Local brewing returned triumphantly with dozens of breweries opening their doors since the 1990s, including Motor City Brewing Works, Atwater Brewery and Kuhnhenn Brewing Company. Join author and Motor City Brew Tours founder Stephen Johnson for Detroit history by the pint.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467119726
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/16/2016
Series:	American Palate
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	1,123,673
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Stephen Johnson is the owner and founder of Motor City Brew Tours, a tour company that provides guided tours to Michigan breweries. He is also an adjunct professor of marketing at Macomb Community College and has worked in both sales and marketing for over twenty years. Stephen earned a bachelor's in business from Western Michigan University and a master's of business administration from Walsh College of Business. A Michigan native, Stephen loves to share his knowledge and history of Detroit beer scene.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mark Rieth 7

Acknowledgements 9

Preface 11

Introduction 13

The Beginning of Breweries in Detroit: 1830s-1918 15

Prohibition Years: 1918-1933 17

The Golden Age of Large-Scale Breweries: 1933-1990s 32

The Craft Beer Movement: 1990s-Present 60

Downtown Detroit 63

Downriver Area 79

Eastside and Northeast Side of Metro Detroit 81

Westside and Northwest Side of Metro Detroit 116

Other Grafted Beverages: Mead, Spirits and Hard Cider 140

Beer Festivals and Brewery Tours 146

A Bright Future for Detroit's Beer Scene 147

Bibliography 149

Index 155

About the Author 159