Theo Williams

American Craft Beer Cookbook Theo Williams

N?t?v? Am?r???n tr?b?? ?n wh?t ?? n?w the Un?t?d St?t?? br?w?d beer ?r??r t? Eur????n ?rr?v?l, but d?dn't use b?rl??. On? r????? w?? ??m????d ?f ??rn, b?r?h ??? ?nd w?t?r. The earliest r???rd of br?w?ng b? non-native ????l?? d?t?? fr?m 1587, ?nd the first ??mm?r???l brewery ?n th? United St?t?? w?? built b? th? Dut?h West Ind?? Company ?n 1632 in L?w?r M?nh?tt?n ?n Brewers (l?t?r St?n?) Street. On February 5, 1663 Nicholas V?rl?tt ?bt??n?d from Peter Stu?v???nt a ??t?nt f?r a br?w?r? on C??tl? P??nt ?n H?b?k?n, N?w J?r???. Th? br?w?ng tr?d?t??n? of England ?nd the Netherlands (?? brought t? N?w Y?rk) ensured th?t ??l?n??l dr?nk?ng w?uld b? dominated b? b??r r?th?r than w?n?. Unt?l the m?ddl? of th? 19th ??ntur?, Br?t??h-?t?l? ?l?? dominated Am?r???n br?w?ng. Th?? ?h?ng?d wh?n th? l?ng?r ?h?lf-l?f? l?g?r styles brought b? German ?mm?gr?nt? turn?d ?ut t? b? m?r? ?r?f?t?bl? f?r l?rg?-???l? m?nuf??tur?ng ?nd shipping. Th? hops in l?g?r h?d ?r???rv?t?v? qualities, wh?l? n?n-h????d l???l ?l?? ?f the time ?u??kl? turn?d ??ur ?nd w?r? a ??r???v?d risk t? dr?nk. Th? lager brewed b? th??? companies w?? ?r?g?n?ll? b???d on several d?ff?r?nt styles of C?ntr?l Europe, but the Pilsener ?t?l?, u??ng m?ld Cz??h hops, ??l?, lightly r???t?d ??x-r?w b?rl?? and often ?djun?t? ?u?h ?? r??? ?nd ??rn, gradually w?n ?ut.