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Capital Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in Washington, D.C. (American Palate)

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Consider the jubilation of thirsty citizens in 1796 when the Washington Brewery–town’s first brewery–opened. Yet the English-style ales produced by the early breweries within the capital and in nearby Arlington and Alexandria sat heavy at the tongue within the oppressive Potomac summers. By the 1850s, an influx of German immigrants gave a frosty reprieve to their new home within the type of light but flavorful lagers. Brewer barons like Christian Heurich and Albert Carry dominated the taps of city saloons until production ground to a halt with the dry days of Prohibition. Only Heurich survived, and when the venerable institution closed in 1956, Washington, D.C., was once with no brewery for fifty-five years. Writer and beer scholar Garrett Peck taps this high-gravity history whilst introducing readers to the bold new brewers leading the capital’s up to date craft beer revival.

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