Nashville's main industry is music. But where good tunes go, good booze follows, so it's no surprise that the city enjoys a lively local beer scene, as well. The city's brewing history dates back to the 1800s, when German immigrants first settled in the area. The rise and fall of Gerst Brewing Company, one of the first established Nashville breweries, left people thirsting for local beer after the company closed its doors in 1954. In the last decade of the century, a boom of brewpubs brought the drinking class some newer, more exotic styles of beer, and the people of Nashville have been under ... Read More
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Nashville's main industry is music. But where good tunes go, good booze follows, so it's no surprise that the city enjoys a lively local beer scene, as well. The city's brewing history dates back to the 1800s, when German immigrants first settled in the area. The rise and fall of Gerst Brewing Company, one of the first established Nashville breweries, left people thirsting for local beer after the company closed its doors in 1954. In the last decade of the century, a boom of brewpubs brought the drinking class some newer, more exotic styles of beer, and the people of Nashville have been under ... Read More
Nashville's main industry is music. But where good tunes go, good booze follows, so it's no surprise that the city enjoys a lively local beer scene, as well. The city's brewing history dates back to the 1800s, when German immigrants first settled in the area. The rise and fall of Gerst Brewing Company, one of the first established Nashville breweries, left people thirsting for local beer after the company closed its doors in 1954. In the last decade of the century, a boom of brewpubs brought the drinking class some newer, more exotic styles of beer, and the people of Nashville have been under the influence" of creative brewing ever since. Food, beverage and travel writer Chris Chamberlain tells the story of beer from the Music City and introduces us to the breweries and beer lovers that make up a local scene well worth raising a glass to."
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Pages: 192
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Palate
Publication Date: 21st October 2014
State: Tennessee
Illustration Note: Color sigs / inserts
ISBN: 9781626195394
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General COOKING / Beverages / Beer HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
Chris Chamberlain is a food, drink, wine, spirits, travel and personal interest writer based in Nashville. He is a regular writer for the Nashville Scene and their Bites"? food blog as well as Nashville Lifestyles magazine and has contributed to the Nashville City Paper, Her Nashville, Relish, Julep, Local Palate, the Bourbon Review, 2001 Edgehill and Gravy. He is the author of "The Southern Foodie" and its sequel, "The Southern Foodie's Guide to the Pig."
Nashville's main industry is music. But where good tunes go, good booze follows, so it's no surprise that the city enjoys a lively local beer scene, as well. The city's brewing history dates back to the 1800s, when German immigrants first settled in the area. The rise and fall of Gerst Brewing Company, one of the first established Nashville breweries, left people thirsting for local beer after the company closed its doors in 1954. In the last decade of the century, a boom of brewpubs brought the drinking class some newer, more exotic styles of beer, and the people of Nashville have been under the influence" of creative brewing ever since. Food, beverage and travel writer Chris Chamberlain tells the story of beer from the Music City and introduces us to the breweries and beer lovers that make up a local scene well worth raising a glass to."
Pages: 192
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Palate
Publication Date: 21st October 2014
State: Tennessee
Illustrations Note: Color sigs / inserts
ISBN: 9781626195394
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General COOKING / Beverages / Beer HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Chris Chamberlain is a food, drink, wine, spirits, travel and personal interest writer based in Nashville. He is a regular writer for the Nashville Scene and their Bites"? food blog as well as Nashville Lifestyles magazine and has contributed to the Nashville City Paper, Her Nashville, Relish, Julep, Local Palate, the Bourbon Review, 2001 Edgehill and Gravy. He is the author of "The Southern Foodie" and its sequel, "The Southern Foodie's Guide to the Pig."
