Beer Hall Putsch

It’s said that whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting, but the site of the old Dowling Brothers distillery in Burgin has seen its share of battles over the years. 1871 to 1920: The Moores and the Dowlings The original D.L. Moore Distillery predates the establishment of Burgin by three years. Moore built the distillery in 1871 on the Shawnee River, according to Sam Cecil, author of “Bourbon: The Evolution of Kentucky Whiskey.” Moore’s distillery was the driving force behind the…

To know the creation of American beer, you would first have to travel back towards Reinheitsgebot, Germany who stated that only hops, barley, water, and yeast was the only way to correctly produce the finest of beers. However, in 1985, Samuel Adams, a little known beer brewed by the Boston Beer Company, became the first American beer available in (what was then) West Germany (Samuel Adams) that used hops. The Boston Beer Company was able to adhere to the policies of Reinheitsgebot, though most…

We started off with the sampling beer platter, which is a good start to get your taste buds acquainted to the fresh brew that Prost is known for. While all of the beers were equally diverse in taste, flavor, and aroma, my personal favorite was the hard-hitting English Ale and the smooth Fruit Cider which had a sweet taste. There are also some colorful cocktails on the menu such as Purple Sledge, Hazel Primer, and Pink Mesh. Along with my favorite jugs of beer we ordered starters. We ordered the…

Adolph Coors set up a brewery company in Colorado in 1873. (Coorslight.com) One of the beers that they produced was Coors Light. “Although, with the declining market in the brewing companies Coors light was able to continue to increase its sales and was able to see revenues climbing by 4.3 percent in the past year to $2.2 billion.” (Lamb, Hair, & McDaniel, 2014) It is interesting to see that Coors Light has not changed any of the manufacturing process or the product itself, but was able…

craft beer industry and it’s effect on other aspects of the community. The number of breweries in the U.S. has increased overall in the last couple years and is becoming evident in Nebraska. The author, Cole Epley, interviewed Ryan Penke, a small business owner in Omaha who started delivering beer to local business with one truck. After joining an agreement with Zipline Brewery in 2012, he now has nine employees who run two delivery trucks multiple times a day to meet the demands for craft beer.…

Belgian countryside, he and Kim began their venture with the development of two types of ale in the basement of their home. NBB has since evolved into the third-largest craft brewery in the United States and employs over 600 coworkers to create over 10 beers while profiting over 190 million in revenue during 2013. Their second facility, located in Asheville, NC, will open in 2016. Known for their respect for the environment, New Belgium Brewing invests in technology, environmental and socially…

Because this beer actually contains zero alcohol, it can be sold in these other distribution channels, and technically, can even be sold to minors (The Chronicle Herald, 2016). Budweiser Prohibition Brew will be available at restaurants and retailers, which including…

If they can persuade a teenager into valuing their brand, eventually when that teenager is “of age”, they’ll have a paying customer. This commercial could be targeting a specific kind of beer drinker, instead of just beer enthusiasts in general. Budweiser’s purpose for this commercial is probably to sell more beer, but what is the…

Binge drinking among college students is a problem that every state, in the United States, has to battle. Binge drinking among college students not only poses health risks to the individual drinker but also to everyone around that individual. The legal drinking age in the United States is currently twenty-one; however, the age restriction should be dropped to eighteen. Various people have different views and opinions about alcohol; ergo, everyone cannot be considered to have the right answers.…

Egyptian texts were found that mentioned medical use of alcohol as well. Alcoholic drinks, such as beer, were considered to be safer than water because water was often polluted. That was one reason why Europeans drank so much beer. In fact, the Mayflower ship that brought colonist over to the new world had more beer aboard the ship than they had water and when they arrived they began making their own beer and wine in the new world. This heavy drinking mindset remained until the late 1800’s. The…