A family is split when their father leaves the inheritance entirely to Helen, his younger daughter. Despite baking award-winning pies at the local nursing home, her older sister, Edith, struggles to make what most people would call a living. With the proceeds from the farm Helen builds one of the most successful light breweries in the country. Edith's granddaughter, Diana, grows up knowing that the real world requires a tougher constitution than her...

"So You Want to Start a Brewery? is equal part memoir, narrative, and business story; an illuminating and hilarious account of a one-of-a-kind, made-in-America journey that culminates with the success of Lagunitas Brewing Company, one of the nation's most popular and enduring craft beer brands"--

¿Cuáles fueron los comienzos de la producción de cerveza en España? ¿Qué factores influyeron en su establecimiento y posterior desarrollo? La cerveza en España indaga en los orígenes y la implantación de la industria cervecera desde el siglo XVI hasta principios del siglo XX , en un país de arraigada tradición vinícola, y analiza, entre otros aspectos, los cambios en los gustos como símbolo de distinción entre clases sociales,...

"We all know that the dream of opening a microbrewery starts with making great beer. But this day in age, the point many hopeful brewery owners miss is that great beer is merely the price of entry. Now it's required to create a sense of place. It's required to do your research, understand financing and cash flow and how you measure success. It's required to construct a well-run company that attracts the right employees and makes them your biggest...

"Brew Your Business: The Ultimate Craft Beer Playbook incorporates cultural, legal, business, public relations, management, science, networking, and brewing experience into one easily accessible book for everyone who wants to know more about craft beer brewing, tasting, and selling. The authors provide a tasty overview of various types of craft beer, methods for brewing, and opportunities for taking your craft beer to market. In their Talking from...

"The Coors family's gilded American dream turned into a nightmare when a meticulously plotted kidnapping went horribly wrong. In the 1950s and '60s, the Coors dynasty reigned over Golden, Colorado, seemingly invincible. When rumblings about labor unions threatened to destabilize the family's brewery, Adolph Coors, Jr., the septuagenarian president of the company, drew a hard line, refusing to budge. They had worked hard for what they had, and no one...

"Founder of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and a key catalyst of the American craft beer revolution, Jim Koch offers his unique perspective when it comes to business, beer, and turning your passion into a successful company or career. In 1984, it looked like an unwinnable David and Goliath struggle: one guy against the mammoth American beer industry. When others scoffed at Jim Koch's plan to leave his consulting job...

Go inside some of the greatest one-of-a-kind factories in America, and explore manufacturing goliaths.