The Nation's Capital Brewmaster - Christian Heurich and His Brewery, 1842-1956 (Paperback)

Christian Heurich (1842–1945) was not only Washington D.C.’s most successful brewer, he was the world’s oldest, with 90 years’ experience. 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. He won a “beer war” against his rivals and his beers won medals at World’s Fairs. He was trapped in Europe while on vacation at the start of both World Wars, once sleeping through an air raid, and was accused of being a German spy plotting to assassinate Woodrow Wilson. 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. Drawing on family papers and photos, the author chronicles Heurich’s life and the evolving beer industry before and after Prohibition.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2017
Authors:	Mark Elliott Benbow
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	181
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-6501-6
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Food manufacturing & related industries > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-4766-6501-X
Barcode:	9781476665016

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!