Jersey Brew : The Story of Beer in New Jersey

by Pellegrino, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780976523314
• ISBN10: 0976523310
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Pellegrino & Feldstein Llc

Summary

There are many great beer stories in New Jersey's history. Most of this history has remained untapped because they don't teach this stuff in school. Our earliest documented commercial brewery (in Hoboken) quickly met a violent end at the hands of Lenni Lenape Indians. Beer smuggling gangsters with names like "Longy," "Waxey," and "Richie the Boot" made millions brewing and distributing illegal beer during Prohibition. Mob bosses fought the "Newark Beer War" and they "organized" themselves at the first National Meeting of Bosses in Atlantic City. Retired Army Colonel, Ira L. Reeves was appointed as New Jersey's Prohibition Czar, only to quit after just eight months, calling for an end to Prohibition. Krueger's Brewery of Newark was the first to sell beer in cans, and Ballantine was the Country's most popular ale.

Author Biography

Michael Pellegrino is an attorney with offices in Denville and Westwood, New Jersey. He graduated from Rutgers Law School in 1991 and is a former elected councilman in Westwood. Mike is the author of two other books, Westwood, Postcard History and Tax Lien$, The Complete Guide to Investing in New Jersey Tax Liens. He supports the local microbreweries and loves to hunt down and try a new brew.