The Nation's Capital Brewmaster: Christian Heurich and His Brewery, 1842-1956
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 147666501X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 181 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mark Elliott Benbow is an assistant professor of American History at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.
Drawing on family papers and photos, the author chronicles Heurich's life and the evolving beer industry before and after Prohibition.. He walked across central Europe learning his craft, survived a shipboard cholera epidemic, recovered from malaria and worked as a roustabout on a Caribbean banana boat--all before age 30. Heurich lived most of his life in Washington, becoming its largest private landowner and opening the city's largest brewery. Christian Heurich (1842-1945) was not only Washington D.C.'s most successful brewer, he was the world's oldest, with 90 years' experience. A notably odd episode: when they began to tear down his old brewery to build the Kennedy Center, the wrecking ball bounced off the walls. He won a "beer war" against his rivals and his beers won medals at World's Fairs. He was
About the Author Mark Elliott Benbow is an assistant professor of American History at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.