I am slowly but surely working my way through the entire Oxford Companion to Beer. All 986+ pages of entries alone and every once in a while, I come across little gems…
“The first non-native American is born in New Amsterdam, (perhaps the first non-native American male born in the New World) in Block & Christiansen’s brewhouse. Jean Vigne grows up to become the first brewer horn in the New World.” (this quote from Fulkerson.org)
*granted this may seem inconsequential considering that the America’s were already populated and beer was being brewed (though in less quantity than Europe) but until such time as we (mostly me) learn more about Native American brewers and techniques, it is a nice nugget of beer history to know and I pass it on to you.