Why is April 7th “National Beer Day”? Well, it’s because it was on that date in 1933 that the production and distribution of beer became once again legal in the United States. On March 14, 1933, Representative Thomas H. Cullen introduced House Resolution 3341, which would amend parts of the Volstead Act, which was the…
Category: Beer History
Beer History: Backus & Johnston Brewery (Lima, Peru)
I recently came across these images of the old Backus & Johnston brewery in Lima. The Backus and Johnston brewery and ice manufacturing plant was founded in 1879 by the Americans Jacob Backus and John Howard Johnston in Lima’s Rímac District. In 1889, they incorporated “The Backus and Johnston’s Brewery Company Ltd” in London in…
Why Do We Celebrate National Beer Day on April 7th?
Why is April 7th “National Beer Day”? Well, it’s because it was on that date in 1933 that the production and distribution of beer became once again legal in the United States. On March 14, 1933, Representative Thomas H. Cullen introduced House Resolution 3341, which would amend parts of the Volstead Act, which was the…
Women in Brewing: Hedwig Sprung, California Bootlegging Homebrewer
In the middle of the southern portion of San Francisco Bay in California sits the ghost town of Drawbridge. Now quietly sinking into the mud of the bay’s tidal flats, Drawbridge was once a vibrant little community full of colorful characters. A collection of dwellings that grew up spontaneously around the South Pacific Coast Railway’s…