The United States of beer: a freewheeling history of the all-American drink

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"A history of beer in America by the author of Bourbon chronicles how beer has evolved in every nation from a regional product to a global mega-brand, sharing anecdotes about such subjects as Washington's failed attempt to brew molasses at Mount Vernon and the manufacturing technologies that introduced beer to the Wild West,"--NoveList.;New England or A Proper Happy Hour for the Mayflower -- New York And The Mid-Atlantic or Of Yankee Clippers and Flying Dutchmen -- The South or a Little Dixie Goes a Long Way -- The Midwest or The German Beer Barons Finally Hop to It -- The West or Beers of the Wild Frontier -- The West Coast or Wish They All Could Be California Brews. New England or A Proper Happy Hour for the Mayflower -- New York And The Mid-Atlantic or Of Yankee Clippers and Flying Dutchmen -- The South or a Little Dixie Goes a Long Way -- The Midwest or The German Beer Barons Finally Hop to It -- The West or Beers of the Wild Frontier -- The West Coast or Wish They All Could Be California Brews.