Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing

Brewed in 1859 near what is now the heart of downtown, Denver's first beer quenched the thirst of fortune hunters following the gold rush. It lubricated the city's transformation from Wild West town to the Queen City of the Plains until Prohibition brought a sudden end to the brewing culture. By 1979, only the famed Coors brewery remained. But then something frothy happened. Brian Dunn, John Hickenlooper and many others began satiating locals with liquid gold. The craft beer movement blossomed. Now well over seventy breweries strong, it is filled with the same pioneering spirit and irrepressible optimism that the miners embodied. Journalist and author Jonathan Shikes captures the Mile High City's sudsy stories from then until now.

Author: Jonathan Shikes
Publisher: History Press
Published: 03/02/2020
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781467139649
ISBN10: 1467139645
BISAC Categories:
- Cooking | Beverages | Alcoholic | Beer
- Cooking | History
- Business & Economics | Industries | General