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Prohibition: The Left and the Right Collaborate, Produce a Fiasco
Suffragettes and Klansmen were allies in this fight. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 18th Amendment, alcohol, Anti-Saloon League, beer, history, Ku Klux Klan, Prohibition, women's suffrage
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Beer in New Jersey: All the Laws We Never Followed
NJ’s governor during Prohibition declared “I am as wet as the Atlantic Ocean” Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged alcohol, beer, Bishop's law, brew pubs, history, laws, liquor licenses, microbreweries, New Jersey, Prohibition, temperance
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Beer Barons of New Jersey: Gottfried Krueger and Max Hassel
A tale of immigrants and gangsters. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged beer, bootleggers, gangsters, Gottfried Krueger, history, Jersey Trio, Krueger Brewing, Mas Hassel, New Jersey, Newark, Prohibition
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Beer Barons of New Jersey: Aert Teunissen van Putten and Peter Ballantine
Hoboken’s first brewer and the man behind the three ring sign. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Ballantine, Ballantine House, beer, breweries, history, New Jersey, New Netherland, Newark, Newark Museum, Peter Ballantine
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The History of Beer in New Jersey
The heyday of beer brewing in New Jersey was the early 20th century. In 1900 there were 51 NJ breweries, 25 in Newark. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 19th century, Anheuser Busch, beer, beweries, Hoboken, Joseph Hensler Brewing, Krueger Brewing, New Jersey, New Jersey Craft Beer, Newark, Prohibition
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A Couple of Days In and Around Denver
Beer, biscuits and doughnuts, pot shops and some serious geology Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Argo Mill and Mine, beer, Colorado, Coors, Denver, Golden, Idaho Springs, pot shop, travel, Voodoo Doughnut
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My father had his own small business where he worked with his brother and their father. They repaired electric motors. The motors they repaired were about the size of footballs and generally came from appliances like washing machines or refrigerators. … Continue reading
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