Author: Maureen Ogle
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Web OnlyOpinion: Don’t Be a Knee-Jerk, Research the Facts
March 18, 2014 - Maureen Ogle A few months ago, my Twitter and Facebook streams bustled with chat about a blog post titled “The Shocking Ingredients in Beer,” written by a self-described “Food Babe.” The Babe told her readers that based on a year-long investigation on her part, she’d discovered that mainstream beers contain dangerous, often mysterious, ingredients—beaver anal glands! GMOs!... View Article -
Book Reviews - Full PintsThe Audacity of Hops: The History of America’s Craft Beer Revolution
May 28, 2013 - Maureen Ogle After I published my history of beer in America, the three questions readers asked me (over and over and over) were: “What’s your favorite beer?” “Why didn’t you spend more time on craft beer?” and “Are you going to write a history of craft beer?” Thanks to Tom Acitelli, I can scratch number three off... View Article -
Book Reviews - Full Pints
Brewing Battles: A History of American Beer
May 1, 2008 - Maureen Ogle Amy Mittelman’s book, Brewing Battles: A History of American Beer, looks at several centuries of alcohol consumption in America. It’s a workmanlike effort that covers old ground and lays some trails of its own. The book’s strength is its focus on the relationship between government and alcohol manufacturers. That’s not surprising, given that Mittelman’s excellent... View Article -
Full Pints - It's My Round
The Living History of Beer
November 1, 2006 - Maureen Ogle Prior to the spring of 2001, my experience with beer was limited to days long gone: downing entirely too many plastic cups of whatever was on tap during “dime beer” hour in the mid-1970s at the Vine in downtown Iowa City (the original Vine, not that ersatz joint in business today). -
History - Learn Beer - Sidebars
Built to Last
May 1, 2006 - Maureen Ogle It’s the nature of the brewing industry (and all business, for that matter): companies come and go, sometimes even if they experience considerable popularity. Then there are those extra-rugged breweries that seem to be able to withstand all kinds of rough weather—tough economic conditions, Prohibition, whatever. The following breweries (whose founding dates are shown in... View Article -
History - Learn Beer - Sidebars
The Top 20 of 1879
May 1, 2006 - Maureen Ogle The US beer industry was on the verge of great change in 1879, about to undergo a massive ramping-up, due in part to the rise of industrial mechanization and the advent of the railroad. The following list indicates which breweries were selling the most beer that year. Of special note is the No. 12 showing... View Article -
Full Pints - History
Making Beer American
May 1, 2006 - Maureen Ogle We all know the history of American beer: back in the good old days, before Prohibition, honest brewers made honest beer using only malt, hops, water, and yeast. Then came repeal and the era of Corporate Beer: corn- and rice-based swill with no flavor and even less body.