There are too many beer photos stored in my iPad. Most don’t get used for one reason or another. But this month, with a stretch of beer events, left more photos off the blog than usual.
So, here they are…..
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There are too many beer photos stored in my iPad. Most don’t get used for one reason or another. But this month, with a stretch of beer events, left more photos off the blog than usual.
So, here they are…..
Brewing in Milwaukee is part of the Images of America series from Arcadia Books. In a nutshell (or mash tun) it is a set of old-time photographs with a little accompanying text before each chapter detailing the history of Brewing in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Another way to look at it is like an exhibit at a local history museum. As with the Yuengling book that I reviewed earlier. I loved the photographs and I just wish there had been more text or a timeline or something to accompany it. That is probably more a reflection of my greedy nature.
But here is what I took away from this addition to the historical beer canon….
– fire was always a menace to these breweries. No OSHA apparently.
– there was a Weissbier brewery by the name of Gipfel
– beer deliver in winter was perilous
– seems like the beer barons married into the business
– lots of clay bottles used back then
– wish some of these old buildings could have been repurposed, not razed
– Schlitz was 8 city blocks big!
And much more. If you are a fan of beer history this is great stuff about a brewing city that is not talked about much anymore sadly.
You can make the argument that if you have seen one photograph of beer in a glass, then you have seen them all. But one area that is more unique is the lacing a craft beer leaves behind. Like snowflakes to a certain extent.
So every twice-in-a-while, I will post up some examples of cool lace patterns on the inside of the glass…..
Example # 2