Buffalo Beer:: The History of Brewing in the Nickel City

Buffalo's appreciation for a frosty pint stretches back more than a century before anyone enjoyed a cold one with a basket of wings. By the middle of the 1800s, the industrial hub counted malt and beer among its most vital and satisfying products. Operations like Simon Pure Beer, Iroquois Beverage and the Magnus Beck Brewing Company brought Buffalo's world-class ales to the rest of the country. Prohibition saw a thriving business in black market hooch, though it all but killed the city's historic breweries. A few survivors struggled to recover. Today, a new batch of breweries like Community Beer Works and Big Ditch Brewing Company are crafting a beer revolution in the Queen City. Historian Michael Rizzo and brewer Ethan Cox explore the sudsy story of Buffalo beer.

Author: Michael F. Rizzo, Ethan Cox
Publisher: History Press
Published: 01/12/2015
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781626196377
ISBN10: 1626196370
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
- Cooking | Beverages | Alcoholic | Beer
- Business & Economics | Industries | General