#1 Prohibition in the U.S.A

How beer (nearly) died - but was revived by craft breweries. In 1920, the 18th Amendment was passed making the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal. By 1933 it was clear that prohibition had not been effective, but thousands of breweries had irreparably been put out of business.

By the 1970s tastes had changed. The modern American wanted contemporary furniture, Jazz on the stereo, and a refrigerator full of mass produced beer. As a result during this time, almost all beer in the U.S was being produced by only 3 companies. Learn of the damage that prohibition had on the beer industry as well as on American society in general and discover the breweries (and beers) that turned America into the brewing powerhouse it is today.