Brewed at Altitude
a beer lover's history of colorado
$59.64
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2025
Summary
Brewed in the Rockies: A Colorado Beer History
It started flowing during the gold rush, when saloons were much more than just a place to grab a drink. They were post offices, restaurants, hotels, social clubs, union halls, and more. But then, Colorado banned alcohol–four years before Prohibition hit the rest of the country–and a state born in a saloon ran dry for almost twenty years.
Beer led the way back, and by the 1970s, brewing was big business again–really big business.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781467159098 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1467159093 |
| Series: | American Palate |
| Author: | Samuel Bock, Jason L. Hanson, Tom Noel |
| Publisher: | History Press |
| Imprint: | History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 226mm x 150mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
Samuel Bock
Sam Bock is History Colorado’s director of interpretation and publications. He was the lead exhibition developer for Beer Here! Brewing the New West, a museum tour of Colorado’s history with a beer in hand. He’s the author of numerous articles about Colorado’s hoppy history.
Jason L. Hanson is the chief creative officer at History Colorado. He has written and lectured about brewing history in a variety of publications and venues and coauthored A Ditch in Time: The City, the West, and Water.
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