”Alcohol is a way of life. Alcohol is my way of life, and I aim to keep it.”  - Homer Simpson
 Once again people will say “in the old time, it was not a crime”. Why am I quoting Gogol Bordello? Because in London it is now a crime to drink on the tube. Also because fellow-blogger Chibebrau  once […]

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I came across this cool article in the April 7th 1933 Monroe Evening News.  Since this year is the 75th anniversary of the end of prohibition, I figured why not post it? The story is about when certain states amended the Volstead Act. Remember this list is as of April 7th, 1933. 
3.2 beer went on sale on April 7th, 1933 in: […]

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It’s Thursday, May 11th 1933 at 6pm. What would you as a beer drinker be doing? Most likely waiting in line to buy your first legal beer in Michigan for 15 years. Since the beer law was signed on April 7th, the state was preparing for this moment. Trucks and trains full of beer had been delivered to warehouses […]

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While researching Monroe’s brewing history, one of the breweries that popped up was Marx Brewing Co even though it was located in Wyandotte, MI. It’s reach was at least as far as Monroe. How do I know this? That’s the cool part of the story.
I’m not sure on how many years ago, but my work(the Monroe […]

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Fischer C. Jex is one home-brewer who is not concerned about hop shortages. He’s keeping alive ancient brewing traditions while incorporating alternative ingredients taken from the natural world around him. He is willing to share his love and knowledge of ancient brewing techniques and will be holding a demonstration on May 17th at Circle […]

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The big topic of conversation in 1933 was beer. The papers were full of daily updates of when we would be allowed to legally imbibe. Articles ran helping people brush up on the termanology of beer and even propaganda that sided with the “wets”. Some states were able to drink 3.2 beer on April 7th […]

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In the next month I plan on posting about Michigan and the end of prohibition. One interesting fact is that Michigan ratified the 21st Amendment on April 10, 1933 but still remained a dry state for another month. That is until May 11, 1933 at 6pm when beer went on sale for the first time in about 15 years. 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of […]

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“At first, I thought prohibition was a good thing. People were drinking more and having a lot more fun. Without beer, prohibition doesn’t work!”
- Homer Simpson
Dateline U.S. 1933; Americans tired of rum-running hoodlums and blind pigs jerking suds on the side greased the wheels for publicans who finally won their fight against the drys and  restarted their love affair with lady liquor […]

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Want to impress your friends over a pint this St. Patrick’s day? Watch this video for a quick brief on the history of my favorite holiday of the year. Click the image to view.

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In case you haven’t seen this yet, The History Channel’s show, Modern Marvels has a special on beer brewing (2005). They’ll be playing it on March 17th @ 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Actually, the whole day of St. Patrick’s Day on The History Channel looks pretty good, I ended up setting […]

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