The Audacity of Hops

Posted on 19 March 2018 by Tom Acitelli

In 1975, there was a single craft brewery in the United States today there are than 2,000 A once fledgling, clumsy movement, craft beer has become ubiquitous nationwide and even includes a honey ale brewed at the White House Powered by millions of savvy, devoted consumers and raking in billions of dollars annually for producers and retailers, the movement has changed the industry landscape and the international reputation of American beer, upended the big beer giants that once seemed untouchable, and altered forever drinking habits, closet hobbies, and bar conversation But the epic narrative of this class of brew has never been chronicled in one volume until now.Based on interviews with all of the biggest and most influential names in craft brewing since the 1970s including brewers, critics, and marketers The Audacity of Hops brims with charming, remarkable stories, which together weave a very American business tale, one of formidable odds and refreshing success The Audacity of Hops will be the holiday and birthday gift for every craft beer lover Entertaining, informative, and accessible, this book is the first of its kind the definitive history of the other American revolution. New Read The Audacity of Hops Author Tom Acitelli For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I thought I d picked up Obama s biography, but this book is about beer I like beer.An excellent history of the birth and growth of craft beer in the USA I had heard a lot of the content anecdotally but it was fascinating to see how all the pieces of the puzzle fit together A lot of people made really...Interesting historyI had read Maureen Ogle s Ambitious Brew a few months before starting this book I had been satisfied to learnabout the history behind a lot of the larger breweries in America AB, Pabst, Miller, to name a few Ogle s narrative only briefly touched on the contributions of men like Jack McAuliffe and Fritz Maytag in its last section Acitelli s book expands on all that history, writing about the growth of brewing outside of Big Beer, from the West Coast to the East Coa Interesting historyI had read Maureen Ogle s Ambitious Brew a few months before starting this book I had been satisfied to learnabout the history behind a lot of the larger breweries in America AB, Pabst, Miller, to name a few Ogle s narrative only briefly touched on the contributions of men like Jack McAuliffe and Fritz Maytag in its last section Acitelli s book expands on all that histo...I enjoyed this and it was fascinating reading about beers I d enjoyed both here and in America Yes, at times it does seem like the author wants to mention every American who has ever brewed beer, but thegeneral history, social history and pen portraits,than make up for this As I sit in a col...This book recounts the efforts and personalities that created a lot of familiar breweries Anchor Steam, Sierra Nevada, Boulder Brewing, Sam Adam s, Pete s, Brooklyn Brewery, Dogfish Head, etc etc etc , as well as many that never made it, and some of the other institutions that informed the growth of craft beer in the U.S Michael Jackson s guides, industry conventions, Beer Advocate Acitelli...Too long book that covers the history and business of craft brewing, aka microbreweries I probably consumed 20 beers while reading this book, and longed for a few heavily referenced beers that no longer exist.The author states up front that this is not a history of American beer before the craft beer movement arose Instead, it is a book on how this movement, with the odds stacked against it, survived and thrived , and while it is not a complete history, it is most definitely...This survey of the craft brewing movement is a little too extensive Acitelli seems determined to give every brewer his or her, but mostly his due, and whole thing starts soundingHomer s list of ships than a coherent history.That said, this would be a worthwhile read for many of my friends in the hobby games movement Many of the personalities and business situations will be familiar, and I think there are some cautionary lessons to be drawn from the craft brewing experience Hobby gamin This survey of the craft brewing movement is a little too extensive Acitelli seems determined to give every brewer his or her, but mostly his due, and whole thing starts soundingHomer s list of ships than a coherent history.That said, this would be a worthwhile read for many of my friends in the hobby games movement Many of the personalities and business situations will be familiar, and I ...This book delivers a concise look at the development of the craft beer movement in the United States From Fritz Maytag s Anchor Steam in San Francisco to Sam Calagione s Dogfish Head, the importance of local craft beer to the local economies of areas could not beimportant Very interesting as a San Diego resident to read about how Stone was almost squeezed out by Big Beer in the 90 s John Pappas introduced me to that Harpoon IPA Harpoon is older than Boston Beer Co by the way at Uncle This book delivers a concise look at the development of the craft ...There are some good stories here on the re birth of the craft beer industry As someone who occasionally brews up a five gallon batch it s fun to see how the bigger boys made the leap from home to commercial That said, what a slog to read So much repetition of facts, even from one page ...This is an excellent telling of the story of craft beer ascension from one craft brewer in 1965 Anchor in San Francisco to nearly 2,000 different brewers today Exciting, touching and well researched this book follows the highs a...

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19 March 2018

Tom Acitelli