Overview

Locally Brewed celebrates the Midwest's craft brewing movement with profiles of 20 of the area's brewmasters and their breweries. These are entertaining and inspiring stories of the individuals who have been essential in the exponential growth of this movement, as told through vivid interviews, beautiful photography, and dynamic artwork. In just the past 20 years, beer has been transformed from a ""low-class"" drink to a pluralistic, populist drink with the same stylistic diversity and caring craftsmanship as wine. One of the strongest hotbeds of this cultural shift is in the Midwest, where independently owned craft brewers focus on the creative, artisanal elements of the beer-making process. Locally Brewed explores these trends and the fun, fascinating, and unique details of each brewery, including label art, hand-pull designs, and of course the brews themselves. This is a book that can be enjoyed by the ""beer geek"" and the casual imbiber alike, as it emphasizes the people behind the beer as well as the beers they brew. Special sidebars and pullouts show what makes each brewery special, weaving together the story of the indie beer movement, relevant to both small-town Midwesterners and big-city beer lovers.

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Author:   Anna Blessing
Publisher:   Surrey Books,U.S.
Imprint:   Surrey Books,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9781572841512

ISBN 10:   1572841516
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   27 February 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 August Schell Brewing Co.: New Ulm, Minnesota 2. Bell's Brewery, Inc.: Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Comstock, Michigan 3. Lakefront Brewery, Inc.: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 4. Great Lakes Brewing Company: Cleveland, Ohio 5. New Glarus Brewing Company: New Glarus, Wisconsin 6. Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub : Munster, Indiana 7. Founder Brewing Co.: Grand Rapids, Michigan 8. Two Brothers Brewing Company: Warrenville, Illinois 9 Central Waters Brewing Company: Amherst, Wisconsin 10. Dark Horse Brewing Co.: Marshall, Michigan 11. Piece Brewery and Pizzeria: Chicago, Illinois 12. Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales: Dexter, Michigan 13. Short's Brewing Company: Bellaire, Michigan 14. Surly Brewing Co.: Minneapolis, Minnesota 15. Metropolitan Brewing Company: Chicago, Illinois 16. Steel Toe Brewing: Saint Louis Park, Minnesota 17. 5 Rabbit Cerveceria: Chicago, Illinois 18. Greenbush Brewing Company: Sawyer, Michigan 19. Virtue Cider: Fennville, Illinois 20. Jared Rouben: Chicago, Illinois

Reviews

"Praise for LOCALLY BREWED: ""An informative yet disarmingly easy read that captures the essence of each brewery though simply told stories, beautiful photography, and dynamic artwork. But it's the non-elitist approach and her departures from the obvious that really make her book work."" --American Craft Beer ""It really shines a light on the wonderful brewing community here in the Midwest that often doesn't get explored quite as deeply as the coasts... It's a very beautiful book."" --Strange Brews, WBEZ ""Keenly surveys 20 small breweries including Two Brothers in Warrenville and Metropolitan Brewing in Chicago."" --David Hoekstra, Chicago Sun-Times ""Blessing, a photographer as well as a writer, wants people to get to know the brewers behind the breweries... even the completist could learn something from reading it."" --Isthmus ""Locally Brewed is fun and engaging, a unique look inside regional craft brewing that will easily make mouths water. Beer aficionados may well finish the book itching to rush off to an unexplored brewery or the nearest brewpub... In the end, Blessing's new book is rich, creamy, and deep in flavor, just like a good craft brew."" -- Chicago Review of Books ""Blessing's fun and attractively-designed book is a love letter to brands both established and emerging across the beer-soaked Midwest."" --Weekly Pint ""These are entertaining and inspiring stories of the individuals who have been essential in the exponential growth of this movement, as told through vivid interviews, beautiful photography, and dynamic artwork."" --Midwest Booksellers Association, choosing book as a February Pick ""An entertaining coffee table book and a fantastic summer travel guide"" --Milwaukee Magazine ""Anna Blessing's book is a paean to the upper Midwest's craft community... Locally Brewed succeeds in its goal to introduce you to the people behind the beers coming out of the Great Lakes... But above all else, it makes you want to seek out these breweries."" --DC Beer ""With interviews, photos, and a[n] aesthetically pleasing layout, this book is not only informational but easy and interesting to read."" --The Growler Praise for Anna Blessing's previous book, LOCALLY GROWN: ""Part cookbook, part storybook, it's an irresistible collection of feel-good anecdotes, vivid photographs, and recipes from both chefs and farmers."" --Carly Boers, Chicago magazine ""An inspirational glimpse into one vibrant area of the local food movement."" --Kirkus Reviews ""[Locally Grown] spotlights entrepreneurial sustainable farmers in the Midwest and the Chicago chefs who use their ingredients... Each farmer's story is accompanied by anecdotes from well-known Chicago chefs, including Paul Kahan and Stephanie Izard, who describe how relationships with these growers are central to the success of their own small businesses."" --Judith Nemes, Crain's Chicago Business ""We love supporting the local movement, and this book has us craving a road trip to see the process firsthand."" --PureWow ""A truly engaging look at [the] Midwestern farm."" --Amy Azzarito, Design*Sponge"

Praise for Anna Blessing's previous book, LOCALLY GROWN: Part cookbook, part storybook, it's an irresistible collection of feel-good anecdotes, vivid photographs, and recipes from both chefs and farmers. --Carly Boers, Chicago magazine An inspirational glimpse into one vibrant area of the local food movement. --Kirkus Reviews [Locally Grown] spotlights entrepreneurial sustainable farmers in the Midwest and the Chicago chefs who use their ingredients... Each farmer's story is accompanied by anecdotes from well-known Chicago chefs, including Paul Kahan and Stephanie Izard, who describe how relationships with these growers are central to the success of their own small businesses. --Judith Nemes, Crain's Chicago Business We love supporting the local movement, and this book has us craving a road trip to see the process firsthand. --PureWow A truly engaging look at [the] Midwestern farm. --Amy Azzarito, Design*Sponge Author Anna Blessing, a freelance writer from Chicago, found [organic farmer Jude] Becker--and 19 other independent farmers--by talking to Chicago-area chefs who use organic and local products... [Becker] agreed to be part of the book, he said, because, 'it is important for people to understand the cycle of farm to table and how committed farms, chefs and eaters need to be to make the cycle sustainable for all, and I think Anna can show this in her book.' --Jennifer Miller, Des Moines Register Anyone who enjoys farming stories, cooking, animals, and locally grown food will treasure this book. It's well done, interesting, and beautiful. --Margo Dill, News-Gazette, Champaign, IL Anna Blessing's reverent new book, Locally Grown, explores Midwest farms and the people who run them, providing rich history, photographs, and seasonal recipes. Chef specialties are nice (they're in the book, too), but we love Blessing's inclusion of farmers' family dishes. --Daily Candy Chicago blog The local foods movement has captured the attention, and the imagination, of many of the chefs among us... In her new book, Locally Grown, Blessing set out to find out what makes midwestern farms and Chicago chefs such a good fit. --Mitch Teich, Lake Effect, WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio With the popularity of farmers markets in this region, the interest of consumers in locally grown food is becoming more and more apparent... I was struck by [Blessing's] references to agriculture not only as a science, as we've always known, but also as an art. --Spectrum West, WPR Wisconsin Public Radio

Praise for Anna Blessing's previous book, LOCALLY GROWN Part cookbook, part storybook, it's an irresistible collection of feel-good anecdotes, vivid photographs, and recipes from both chefs and farmers. --Carly Boers, Chicago magazine An inspirational glimpse into one vibrant area of the local food movement. -- Kirkus Reviews [ Locally Grown ] spotlights entrepreneurial sustainable farmers in the Midwest and the Chicago chefs who use their ingredients.... Each farmer's story is accompanied by anecdotes from well-known Chicago chefs, including Paul Kahan and Stephanie Izard, who describe how relationships with these growers are central to the success of their own small businesses. --Judith Nemes, Crain's Chicago Business We love supporting the local movement, and this book has us craving a road trip to see the process firsthand. --PureWow A truly engaging look at [the] Midwestern farm. --Amy Azzarito, Design*Sponge Author Anna Blessing, a freelance writer from Chicago, found [organic farmer Jude] Becker--and 19 other independent farmers--by talking to Chicago-area chefs who use organic and local products.... [Becker] agreed to be part of the book, he said, because, 'it is important for people to understand the cycle of farm to table and how committed farms, chefs and eaters need to be to make the cycle sustainable for all, and I think Anna can show this in her book.' --Jennifer Miller, Des Moines Register Anyone who enjoys farming stories, cooking, animals, and locally grown food will treasure this book. It's well done, interesting, and beautiful. --Margo Dill, News-Gazette, Champaign, IL Anna Blessing's reverent new book, Locally Grown, explores Midwest farms and the people who run them, providing rich history, photographs, and seasonal recipes. Chef specialties are nice (they're in the book, too), but we love Blessing's inclusion of farmers' family dishes. --Daily Candy Chicago bl

Author Information

Anna H. Blessing researched, wrote, and photographed 14 editions of the ""eat.shop book"" series in addition to being a regular contributor to many other print and online publications, including ""Lucky,"" for which she was an editor for six years. She lives in Chicago.

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