The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-10
THE BUSINESS IN BEER
FROM OLD DUTCH DAYS DOWN.
History of the Industry in the Fosming
Beverage in the United States
Some Statistics--The Big
gest Brewery of All.


established excellence, a reputation
and popularity capable of exercising
almost prohibitory effect on any
competitive article and the utmost
jealousy of interference IN any market
Long before beer was brewed on the
American continent, English ale was
known in distant parts of Europe, q
journey to which in those days was q
much greater undertaking than
a trip across the Atlantic to- day,
while for quite q long time after
the first English settlers in America
had made a home in this country, a
few barrels OF strong beer was an
eagerly awaited item in the cargo OF
every vessel arriving in the colonies;
gradually, however, in the Eastern
States and Tin the South the settlers
began to practice brewing on their
own account, and William Penn estab.
ished near Philadelphia the first pub
lie brewery in the country. Here ale
and porter were brewed ON the Eng
lish principle, aud the brew house
was used In turn by farmers and gen.
tlemen brewing their stock OF
March or October beer, or by those who
brewed and stored their beer for
sale. 1t was not, however, till the end
OF the seventeenth century that the
first brewery doing exclusively sell
ing business was established, although
the Dutch had brewed and sold beer
in New York for immediate con
sumption half a century before.
The new industry was scarcely es-
tablished and the United States had
hardly commenced TO brew malt
liquors on anything like an important
scale, when we hear OF their encroach-
ment on market of which the old
country brewers considered them
selves entitled TO monopoly, and
against the protest of the home trade a
famous Philadelphia brewery, the first
of any magnitude in the country, es-
tablished in the West Indies quite q
trade in ales and porter brewed
particularly for export pur-
poses Of special strength.
1t was shipped first in iron hooped
casks, but the long voyages it had TO
take caused the objections to be raised
to their use on account OF their corro-
sion, and very large wooden-hooped
casks were substituted for them. 1t
must have been Cumming good stuff"
those early brewers produced to with
stand the vicissitude of such long eX-
posure to trying climatic conditions and
rough usage, esSecially in view Of the
fact that It's own good quality was its
only preservative, no chemical anti
septics or other mediums, nor even the
process of pasteurization now 30 sue
cessfully used, being practiced or even
known; II was indeed worthy Ances-
tor from which to trace the develop
ment Of our present hourishing and
rapidly growing trade TO malt liquors
with foreign countries.
The introduction of the process of
brewing lager beer from Germany
about lSi9 or 1850 virtually revolution
lied the brewing trade in this country,
and though at first bitterly opposed as
an un-American drink the new bever-
age, after asserting its sway over the
tastes of our citizens of German ori-
gin, soon spread throughout the coun-
try. 1t was found better adapted for
common consumption in "thirsty''
weather than the good, strong ale, and
American ales have undergone very
material transformation themselves
in Difference to the demand
for less heavy beverage, so
that a light, bright, lively beer,
unexcelled for its refreshing and nu-
tritive properties became character
istic OF the American brew. The
introduction of lager beer, however,
was for some time confined TO the
home market, but little lager was ex-
ported even from Germany TO foreign
countries, and when, through the per
lection OF brewing processes and the
discovery of valuable sntiseptics and
personalities, the business COM
menced, 1t was for years monopolized
by Germany. Our exports were exclu
sively confined to our ales and beer.
About II years ago, however, Pas
teur, the famous French chemist anC
scientist, discovered that by the appli-
cation of certain degree OF heat to {
fermentlng or fermentable liquid, the
further fermentation could be pre-
vented, or at least very materially re
tarded, and he succeeded in keeping
wine, must, grape juice and nal
LIQUORS for long periods in excellen
preservation after treatment at prop
or temperature. His discoveries wer,
published, but were not regarded a.
OF very great Importance by
brewers, 1t being founC
that the process OF pssteuri
cation, as 1t was called, effected {
change in the flavor of the beverage
and was Ill suited for beers containing
much carbonic acid gas, which thu
heat liberated, leaving the beer fla
and insipid. The subject had, how
ever, already attracted attention II
the United States; one intelligen
brewer had carefully noted the results
of these attempts 10 produce durable
beer for expectation and successfully
experimental with a view, In the frs
place, TO the perfection of the process
and In the second, with the object o.
l,t frasa a mi NJ a
pasteurization would not affect IL
That brewer was Adolphus Busch, OF
st. Louie, Missouri, one OF the pioneer
lager beer brewers OF the West, anC
the vast establishment owned by the
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Association
to-day, the largest in the country, ano
their trade, extending 10 all parts o.
the world, Is q direct result OF his sue
cess. Some idea Of the magnitude O
their business may be gained when WI
state that they own 500 refrigerator
cars, in which their beer Is trans
ported in cask and bottle TO every city
on the American Continent. The ca
pacity OF the brewing plant anC
the enormous cellars involve figures
that would seem incredible, and tn,
brewery has probably the finest refrig
Grating machiney in the world, con
clobAhb Vi Ola huko ASo Ahoehihost WAeh
capacity for manufacturing 30 tons
each daily; but no artificial ice is mad,
by the company, the cellars and vaults
being co oled by an ingenious system
OF reirigerating pipes. This corpora
ton made also new departure in tn,
draught beer business of the Soutl
and West by first erecting proper re
frigerating houses at their agencies
for the storage of their beer. and were
the first brewery TO build their own re
frigerator cars for the transportation o
their manufacture. These latter re
oeive the beer from the storage vault
In st. Louis, are provided with preser
vative ice and deliver the beer a
the points Of destination cool, fresl
end fne, the quality OF the article I'm
impaired. The refrigerating house
being erected near the side tracks Q
railways, their cars are switched Il
front and discharge the contents I'm
mediately into the cold storage rooms
from whence the delicious beverage
daily distributed TO their patrons, In
surfing to them In the most distan
pIaces. MS. for instance. New York