If
youdon't think that
several of the earliest
and most ambitious German emigrant beer brewers to America had
any lasting impressions in shaping our present day
culture, traditions and not to mention Micro-Breweries within the United States... you may soon want to
reconsider!
The historical impact that German
influenced breweries have made from small communities to larger cities all across the USA is simply
astounding!
Discover the impact that August Schell's brewery made on the small town of New Ulm, Minnesota in
the mid 1800's and the history of the SCHELL BREWERY that became the identity
of this community. Do you know what WORT
is?
FAST FACT:
The early entrepreneurial Beer Baron's
from Germany were not the first original Brewmeisters of Amerika. In fact ithas been documented that
when some of the first European settlers came to the New World they discovered that Native
Americans were already brewing beer with corn!
Here are some really interesting fast facts regarding some of the early
German emigrant Beer Baron's in America.
Frederick Miller -
(1824-1888) With $10,000
dollars worth of gold in his pocket , came to America with his nest egg and settled in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and bought a brewery.
George Ehret Ruppert - (1875-1948) A New
York Beer Baron featuring Hells Gate Brewery ranked up there in wealth second to the Astor's
reinvesting his brewery fortune into New York real estate.
Col. Jacob Ruppert Jr - (1867-1939) Used
his New York Brewery fortune to build the original Yankee Stadium. He also owned the NY Yankees for
24 years and bought the rights from the Boston Red Sox to bring Babe Ruth to the
Yankees.
Finally, you can carry around a bottled beverage hands free. These are great for going to
sporting events (tailgating), fishing, camping, or even hanging out around the house (mowing
the lawn). You stay warm, your beer stays cold.
