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(More customer reviews)"Brewing" provides a somewhat interesting, though largely repetitive, history of brewing with an emphasis on the U.S.
The Budweiser brewery in St. Louis produces 16 million barrels of beer/year. Barley is soaked in warm water until it begins to germinate, then it is roasted. Etc., etc., until after aging in a storage tank for 21 days its poured into cans, bottles, and kegs.
The earliest evidence of brewing dates back 3,500 years in what now is Iran. Beer became a form of liquid bread, a means of storing grain after harvesting. Eventually brewing spread to Europe where it was also appreciated for being cleaner than water. "Brewing" also identifies a German brewery that has been functioning since 1040, dating back to when the site was also a monastery.
Viewers then receive an overview of the fine points of differences in various beers - lagers, ales, pilsners, etc., as well as the introduction in the U.S. of refrigeration, ice cars, pasteurization, bottles and caps.
In 1880 there were 2,300 breweries in the U.S. Prohibition brought this down to 160. However, after microbreweries (1970s) and home brewers began, we now have 1,400.
"Brewing" ends with coverage of Sam Adams new Utopias 25% alcohol beer - 2X the alcohol level of wine.
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