America has been in love with beer since before it became a country. In 1587 Virginia colonists brewed ale using corn. Twenty years later the first shipment of beer arrived in Virginia from the mother country.
Shortly after advertisements appeared in London seeking brew masters to move to the colonies.
The first known
brewery was established in Manhattan in 1612. When the Mayflower arrived in
1620, because of a shortage of beer on board, passengers were forced to
disembark. This was to ensure that a sufficient supply of beer was left for the seaman to drink
on their return voyage to England.
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Did You Know?
Beer has been part of American culture and history ever since the Mayflower, off course and lost, sighted Cape Cod. On the voyage from England to America beer was a mainstay, drank in considerable quantities, and was probably purer than regular water, and safer to drink, since it had been boiled.
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