Breaking News - Chicago Beer History Revealed
September 15, 2000 -- "The History of Beer and Brewing in Chicago (1833-1978)" tells the tale of brewing in the Windy City
"The History of Beer and Brewing in Chicago (1833-1978)" By Bob Skilnik, is now available for those Midwestern beer drinkers who want to know all about what went on in the early days of Chicago brewing history. "The impact of beer on Chicago's history has been largely ignored by scholars.
Yet for 150 years the brewing industry wielded enormous influence on the city's economic, political and social development. Breweries, their related suppliers and their distribution networks, including saloons, employed many thousands of people and contributed large amounts of taxes to the city treasury.
Brewery historian Bob Skilnik discusses the events and policies which affected the brewing industry and the city, from the Golden Age of brewing, to National Prohibition, bootlegging and crime syndicates, through Repeal, and to the eventual closing of the last Chicago brewery in 1978.
Visit http://www.chicagobeerhistory.com, or e-mail Bob Skilnik at toddlintown@mediaone.net, for more information.
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