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Article: Brewing Battles: A History of American Beer
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- Business History Review
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- July 1, 2009
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Brewing Battles: A History of American Beer. By Amy Mittelman. New York: Algora Publishing, 2008. 229 pp. Illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $34.95; paper, $22.95. ISBN: cloth, 978-0-87586573-7; paper, 978-0-87586-572-0.
Reviewed by Howard R. Stanger
Brewing Battles is a study of the relations between government and the beer industry, specifically on the impact of taxation and the industry's continuing struggle to keep the forces of temperance at bay. The descriptions of the cultural history of beer, featuring the barons who developed dynastic businesses, add the froth.
Amy Mittelman's introductory point, that "the United States is a beer drinking country," will surprise few ...