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Beer in America: The Early Years--1587-1840: Beer's Role in the Settling of America and the Birth of a Nation Paperback – September 18, 1998

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One of the most important but little-known aspects of early American history was beer's role in the founding of our country and its formative years. The definitive account of beer's impact on people and events that shaped the birth of a nation will astonish readers.
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Gregg Smith is a well-recognized historian and author of numerous books including The Beer Drinker's Bible. In 1997 he won the Quill and Tankard Beer Writer of the Year Award from the North American Guild of Beer Writers. He lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brewers Publications (September 18, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0937381659
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0937381656
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.95 x 9.11 inches
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Gregg Smith is an award winning author and speaker on beer and brewing. He has been a featured lecturer at the Smithsonian, The Museum of America and the Sea, and the Culinary Institute of America. Frequently appearing on national and international radio and television, he is a sought after speaker who has hosted beer dinners at up-scale restaurants across the United States.

He has appeared on several beer related programs on the History and Discovery Channels. Other speaking engagements include the Great American Beer Festival, the Craft Brewers Conference, historical societies, Beer Camp, and at beer appreciation clubs around the country. Gregg was also a featured guest on the BBC, Armed Forces Radio and various radio stations throughout the US.

He has served as co-chair of the North American Guild of Beer Writers and as both a member of the board and Associate Director of the Beer Judge Certification Program. He holds the rank of Grand Master Beer Judge II and has judged since 1993 at the Great American Beer Festival and since 1998 at the World Beer Cup.

Gregg was Managing Editor of the "Beer & Tavern Chronicle", a national monthly beer periodical, Field Editor of the "Brew Review", and guest editor in "Yankee Brew News." His scores of articles have appeared in numerous publications throughout the United States.

Writing awards from the North American Guild of Beer Writers include: Twenty-Three "Quill and Tankards" for beer writing. He was Beer Writer of the Year 4 times. Two of those were by the NAGBW along with several runner-up acknowledgements. He also twice received the writing award for excellence from the American Brewerianna Association.

Mr. Smith serves as founding member and president of the North American Brewers Association, a federal 501.(c).3 which runs the non-profit Mountain Brewers Beer Fest. The festival celebrates its 23rd year in 2017 and has raised over 1.7 million dollars for charity and non-profit organizations.

He lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho with his wife Lisa (also a GABF and World Beer Cup Judge) and a Black Lab named Simba who constantly begs for a taste of beer.

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J. Michalowski
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Drink The Water - Beer is Better!
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That's how they felt in colonial times. What a great book detailing how brewing in America grew in lock step with the country (and actually influenced growth). Most people don't realize just how important beer was in Colonial America and during the early years as the United States. This book does a fine job detailing some of that importance. If you have even a passing interest in this subject, you'll enjoy this interesting book. The section on how beer based "cocktails" were made in colonial taverns will certainly open you eyes. So crack open a cold one and enjoy!
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sedels
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read.. grab a six pack and enjoy!
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I really enjoyed this book and I have a good reason why. I even gave it four stars, which means that I found it to be a really good book or I had ulterior motives. First off, it is non-fiction which almost garners a star just for being readable. What I really enjoyed about this book though is how it correlates with science. Beer is a healthy drink and water is poisonous. At first I was very dubious about this claim, but in light of how little people knew in 1600's, 1700's and 1800's the claim becomes quite plausible. Think about how complicated it is to brew beer. Yeast? They didn't even really know what yeast was. Medicine? Pre-Lister era. Machines? Steam engines appear eventually. Chemical reactions... during this time. It's really awesome seeing how this develops. This feature of the book makes up for the sections of the book where the author, G-Dog, just claims beer was a part of this important event because ... it was there.
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Michael S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting read
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2013
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This book was required for a U.S. History class. However, I found it to be a very easy and interesting read. Fascinating history of beer in the U.S.
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Craig D. Russell
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book. I haven't finished it yet.
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2015
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Interesting book. I haven't finished it yet.
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Ciara Farley
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
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Beer has an important role in our history.
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Christine L. Hirsch
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2009
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This book was easy to read and very informative. Must buy for any one interested in American beer history.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Picked it back up and thoroughly enjoyed it. All beer drinkers should read just so ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018
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Book starts off slow so I put it down. Picked it back up and thoroughly enjoyed it. All beer drinkers should read just so you can appear smart while drinking with your friends. Cheers.
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David Sutula (dsutula@stratos.net)
5.0 out of 5 stars Am. History Fueled by Fermentation as much as Fomenentation
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 1999
From our grade school history lessons we know that Ben Franklin was a great man. He invented the library, the fire department, the bifocal and discovered electricity. What they never told us is that an even better case could be made for his greatness. Ben Franklin also offered relief in times of beer shortage with the first published recipe for a pumpkin ale and relief from hop shortages with instructions on using spruce as a replacement. One of Ben's greatest disappointments in life was that his son, William Franklin, the Governor of New Jersey, was a British loyalist during the War for Independence but he no doubt took comfort in the fact that when the chips were down, he did enact laws to restrict the flow of American beer to British soldiers. In his book Beer In America - The Early Years 1587 - 1840, Gregg Smith retells the story of America's earliest years from the vantage of the American Brewing Industry. In his well documented account, beer, ale and cider are major players in such well known stories as the landing of the Mayflower to the discussions and debates leading up to the Declaration of Independence. Beer, malt and hops remain a point of contention between the colonists, thirsty for beer and in need of British raw materials, and their oppressors throughout the Revolution and become a political issue in the years following. In part one of his book, Smith takes us from the very earliest accounts of beer shortages and brewery building in the colonies through the colonial period and Independence into the expansion of the United States in the early 1800s. All the while we encounter familiar characters in the unfamiliar role of beer advocate. George Washington, we learn, should also be known as the father of American craftbrewing for his effort to persuade people to drink locally produced porter. And while James Madison and Thomas Jefferson had to table their plans to build a national showpiece brewery in Washington to handle the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote our National Anthem over a few pints of American beer. Smith also pays homage to the early giants of American brewing in brief but complete histories of now popular names like Schaeffer and Yeungling and forgotten pioneers like Lauer and Woerz. In Part Two Smith examines the beer culture of early America with the same attention to detail. A well documented look at colonial brewing technology, temperance efforts and homebrewing complete the section beginning with an examination of the American tavern and its role in the American lives and a curious chapter on American beer based cocktails. As we should expect from a historian like Gregg Smith, this volume is a gem of beer lore and American history. It is a well documented, fun and easy read that is a must for anyone who loves history and should be enjoyed with a tankard of American Porter. George Washington would be proud.
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The Chronicler
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Fun read about the beer industry in the colonial era. The author is quite fond of hyperbole but it isn't that bad and I found the cutting date of circa 1840 strange.
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