Description
Book SynopsisPacked with details on more than 200 breweries, this book offers actual and armchair travelers alike a handbook that includes: Agnew's exclusive choices on which beers to try at each location; entries on every brewery's history and philosophy; and information on tours, tasting rooms and attached pubs, and dining options and other amenities.
Trade Review"As someone who has written about beer for over thirty years I can tell you that it is almost impossible to write a book like this without falling into jargon or repetition of descriptions, and this author fell victim to neither. . . . This is research at its best."--Peter LaFrance, author of
Cooking & Eating with BeerTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
INTRODUCTION 1
The Rise of the Megabreweries after Prohibition 5
Minnesota's Beer: The History of Grain Belt 9
Brewery Caves Then and Now 13
How to Use This Guide 17
MINNESOTA 18
Twin Cities/Central 21
Northern 41
Southeast 50
Southwest 54
Fermenteries 57
WISCONSIN 58
Madison 61
Milwaukee 71
Northern 81
East Central 85
West Central 98
Southeast 110
Southwest 116
Fermenteries 119
ILLINOIS 120
Chicago Metro 123
Northern 158
Central 163
Southern 170
Fermenteries 173
IOWA 174
Central 176
Northeast 186
Southeast 194
Southwest 198
Fermenteries 200
GLOSSARY OF BEER TERMS 201
BIBLIOGRAPHY 205
INDEX OF BREWERIES BY LOCATION 207
GENERAL INDEX 211
