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The BCCA features a Lending Library which enables members to borrow books, DVDs and other materials related to the breweriana hobby.

General rules for the Library are:

1. The books of the library shall be available for loan to all members in good standing. Requests to borrow books must include the member’s street address and be made via mail or electronically to the Librarian. (Kevin Kious #29100, 908 Daniel Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234 or Whoisthealeman@aol.com).

2. Members may request a maximum of two books, which they may retain for thirty days after receipt.

3. All shipping costs are to be borne by the member. When returning books, the borrower shall also remit the cost of sending the books to her/him. The BCCA shall provide a self-addressed label for return.

4. All materials are the property of the BCCA. Failure to return items borrowed could result in loss of membership.

5. The library also has numerous magazines and other publications related to brewing and collecting. These include all issues of the BCCA magazine, chapter newsletters, industry publications, magazines from other breweriana clubs and more.

6. Donations to the library are always accepted, and are tax deductible for itemizers.

BCCA Library
(A) BEERDRINKER'S GUIDE TO BUFFALO BARS, Anderson and Riley  Brouhaha Publishing  1985
Soft cover, 120 pages. Bar guide to the snowy New York City.;   ID#35

(A) BRIGHT STAR FOR 100 YEARS, Star-Union Products Company.       
A promotional booklet with history and pictures from the Peru IL brewery.;   ID#54

(A) GUIDE AND REFERENCE TO GRACE BROS. BEER CANS, compiled by John C. Burton      
Soft cover, 130 pages. Covers a huge number of this company’s cans.;   ID#86

(The) BEER BARON OF IDAHO - THE LIFE OF JOHN LEMP, MILLIONAIRE BREWER OF FRONTIER IDAHO, Herman Ronnenderg  Heritage Witness Reflections, Troy, ID  2008
Hard cover, 436 pages. The life and times of John Lemp, his brewery in Boise and many other activities.;   ID#16

(The) BEER BOOK, Will Anderson  Pyne Press, Princeton, NJ 
Soft cover, 200 pages. Heavily illustrated guide to all types of breweriana and breweries. Also a hard cover copy.;   ID#17

(The) BEER CAN, BCCA  Cornerstone Publishing, New York  1979 reprint
Soft cover, 218 pages. Examines many facets of the hobby.;   ID#18

(The) BEER CAN COLLECTOR'S BIBLE, Jack Martells  Ballantine Books, New York  1976
Soft cover, 124 pages. Cans and their lids with many mostly color illustrations.;   ID#21

(The) BEER CANS OF ANHEUSER-BUSCH, Anheuser-Busch     1978
Soft cover, 30 pages. All about the company's cans issued between 1936-1978 with illustrations. (2 copies);   ID#24

(The) BEER CANS OF MICHIGAN, David Peterson and Robert Venners.       
Black and white guide to the cans of the Wolverine state. ;   ID#27

(The) BEER LOVER'S RATING GUIDE, Bob Klein  Workman Publishing, New York  1995
Soft cover, 346 pages. One man's educated opinion on a huge number of beers.;   ID#31

(The) BEER STEIN BOOK, Gary Kirsner & Jim Gruhl  Glentiques Ltd., Coral Springs, FL  1993
Hard cover, 383 pages. Huge book with hundreds of illustrations, all about steins.;   ID#34

(The) BELL RINGS AGAIN, Richard Chavez  Self-published paper  1990
All about the Mitchell Brewing Company of El Paso.;   ID#40

(The) BREWERIES OF IOWA, Randy Carlson  Arrow Printing, Bemidji, MN  1985
Soft cover, 103 pages. All about brewing in the Hawkeye State listed town-by-town.;   ID#47

(The) BREWERY AUCTION CATALOG 1-7, 1981-85. ,       
Auction catalogs with prices realized. ;   ID#48

(The) BUZZ ON BEER, Paul Love and John Craddock III  Lebhar-Friedman Books, New York  2001
Soft cover, 218 pages. A lighthearted look at beer and the brewing industry.;   ID#55

(The) CLASS BOOK OF U.S. BEER CANS, Jeffrey C. Cameron  Class Publishing Co.  1982
Soft cover, 128 pages. Features full color and b&w illustrations of old and new cans.;   ID#57

(The) CLASS GUIDE TO FOREIGN BEER CANS, Volume 1, Jeff Cameron  Class Publishing Co  1984
Soft cover, 48 pages. B&W illustrated guide to Canadian and 9 2/3 oz. beer cans. (3) (Also Volume II, a 40 page guide on cans of the South Pacific).;   ID#58

(The) COMPLETE BOOK OF BEER DRINKING GAMES, Griscom, Rand and Johnston  Mustang Publishing, New Haven, CT  1989 (5th anniversary edition)
Fifty fun ways for beer drinkers to amuse themselves.;   ID#62

(The) CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE TO BEER, Fourth Edition, James D. Robertson  Caroline House Publishers, Inc., Aurora, IL  1982
Hard cover, 288 pages. All about worldwide beer and breweries, Soft cover 1983 and 1984 editions also available.;   ID#63

(The) CURIOSITIES OF ALE & BEER, An Entertaining History, John Bickerdyke  Spring Books, London  1965
Hard cover, 449 pages. Reprint of a curious 1889 volume which recounts ancient brewing history and lore.;   ID#66

(The) END OF THE ROARING TWENTIES - PROHIBITION AND REPEAL, Bill Severn and Julian Messner  NY  1973
Hard cover, 191 pages. People involved in and history of the dry era.;   ID#70

(The) GREAT AMERICAN BEER BOOK, James D. Robertson  Caroline House Publishers, Ottawa, IL  1978
Hard cover, 232 pages. American & world breweries, breweriana and more.;   ID#80

(The) GREAT BEER TREK, Stephen Morris  Penguin Books  1990
Soft cover, 230 pages. Chronicles travels through the U.S. and a wide range of beery topics.;   ID#82

(The) GREAT CANADIAN BEER BOOK, Donaldson and Lampert  The Canadian Publishers, Toronto  1975
Soft cover, 126 pages. Everything about Canadian beer.;   ID#83

(The) GREAT CHICAGO BEER CANS, Phil Pospychala and Joe McFarland  Silver Fox Productions, Libertyville, IL  1979
Soft cover, 80 pages. Illustrated black & white guide to Windy City cans, with history and brewery photos. ;   ID#84

(The) HAWAII BEER BOOK, Cheryl Clee Tsutsumi  Watermark Publishing  2007
Soft cover, 184 pages. Covers general beer topics with a focus on Hawaiian brewpubs, beer bars and brewing history.;   ID#89

(The) HISTORY OF BEER AND BREWING IN CHICAGO, 1833-1978, Bob Skilnik  Pogo Press, St. Paul  1999
Soft cover, 263 pages. Covers the early days of Windy City brewing, prohibition and beyond, up to the demise of Peter Hand in 1978.;   ID#90

(The) HISTORY OF BEER AND BREWING IN CHICAGO, VOLUME II, Bob Skilnik  Infinity Publishing, Haverford PA  2001
Soft cover, 211 pages. Details the post-1978 battle for beer sales in Chicago between national breweries and eventually the craft brewers. ;   ID#91

(The) INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF BEER CAN COLLECTING, Richard Dolphin  Castle Books, Seacaucus, NJ  1977
Hard cover, 96 pages. Lavishly illustrated overview of the hobby.;   ID#93

(The) INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF BEER LABELS, MATS & COASTERS, Osborn and Pipe  Hamlyn Publishing Group, U.K.  1979
Hard cover, 93 pages. Heavily illustrated (partly color) guide features many unusual examples from around the world.;   ID#94

(The) LIVE WIRE, COLLECTION OF PROHIBITION SONGS.,        
A choice collection of words and music.;   ID#105

(The) MOLSON SAGA, Shirley E. Woods, Jr.  Avon Books, Scarborough, Ontario  1984
Soft cover, 370 pages. All about the Molsons and their beer business from 1763-1983.;   ID#111

(The) NEW COMPLETE JOY OF HOMEBREWING, Charles Papazian  Avon Books, New York  1991
Soft cover, 398 pages. Covers the basics of beer and homebrewing, with recipes.;   ID#113

(The) NEW WORLD GUIDE TO BEER, Michael Jackson  Running Press, Philadelphia  1988
Hard cover, 256 pages. (1991 reprint) Well written book covers beers and breweries around the world.;   ID#115

(The) PABST BREWING COMPANY, THE HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN BUSINESS, Reprint Edition, Thomas C. Cochran  BeerBooks.com, Cleveland  2006
Hard cover, 451 pages. Originally published in 1948, this well-written history coversghhhhh all aspects of the first century of the Pabst Brewing Company.;   ID#124

100 YEARS OF BREWING, H.S. Rich & Co.  Arno Press, New York   
Hard cover, 718 pages. 1974 reprint of the 1903 epic of brewing and brewery history.;   ID#121

25th ANNIVERSARY (1981-2006) MID-MICHIGAN CHAPTER BCCA,        
A history of this large chapter in a 3-ring binder.;   ID#149

365 BEERTIME STORIES, Dennis McCloskey  GSPH, Burnstown, Ontario  1989
Soft cover, 365 pages. A year’s worth of beery anecdotes.;   ID#147

501 BARS AROUND BALTIMORE, Grinder and Heaps     1986
Soft cover, 200+ pages. Brief descriptions, information and ratings. Includes average age of women in each bar!;   ID#76

ABCCA – THE FIRST THIRTY YEARS, Bruce Tainton  ABCCA Inc.  2008
Soft cover. 271 pages. An illustrated history of the Australian Beer Can Collectors' Association.;   ID#1

ALL ABOUT BEER, John Porter  Doubleday & Co., New York  1975
Hard cover, 91 pages. History, home brewing and more.;   ID#2

AMBITIOUS BREW: THE STORY OF AMERICAN BEER, Maureen Ogle  Harcourt, Inc.   2006
Hard cover, 422 pages. Well-written history of American beer from the 1840s to 2006. While focusing somewhat on the mighty Pabst, A-B and Schlitz dynasties it covers many angles of brewing nationwide with some illustrations.;   ID#3

AMERICAN BEER CAN ENCYCLOPEDIA, Thomas Toepfer  L-W Promotions, Gas City, IN  (5 editions - 1976; 1978-9; 1980-81(2); 1982-3; 1983-4).
Guides to various cans with prices.;   ID#4

AMERICAN BEER CANS, 1975-1988, BCCA      
Soft cover, 91 pages, features full color illustrations of the cans of the era.;   ID#5

AMERICAN BREWERIES II, Dale Van Wieren  ECBA, West Point, PA  1995
Soft cover, 400+ pages. The bible of U.S. breweries listed by state and city with years of operation and index.;   ID#6

American Breweries of the Past, David G. Moyer  Author House, Bloomington, IN  2009
Soft cover, 103 pages. A look at the history and fate of thirty selected U.S. breweries, most but not all of them in the eastern part of the country. Includes lots of brewery photos and a short chronological history of U.S. brewing.;   ID#165

ANHEUSER-BUSCH FACT BOOK,       1979-80; 1989-90 (2); 1992-93
Company history and other information.;   ID#7

BACCHUS AND CIVIC ORDER, B. Ann Tlusty  University Press of Virginia  2001
Hard cover, 288 pages. Subtitled "The Culture of Drink in Early Modern Germany," it is an anthropological, scholarly study of just that.;   ID#8

BACK BAR BREWERIANA, George J. Baley  L-W Book Sales, Gas City, IN  1992
Soft cover, 120 pages. Illustrated guide to the genre with prices.;   ID#9

BADGER BREWERIES, Past and Present, Wayne L. Kroll     1976
Hard cover, 142 pages. Complete guide to Wisconsin brewers and breweriana with supplement.;   ID#10

BEER ADVERTISING MEMORABILIA, Herb and Helen Haydock  Turner Publishing, Paducah, KY  2003
Hard cover, 192 pages. Richly illustrated guide to all kinds of breweriana.;   ID#12

BEER ADVERTISING OPENERS, A Pictorial Guide, Donald Bull  Trumbull, CN  1978
Soft cover, 120 pages. All about openers!;   ID#13

BEER AND BREWING IN AMERICA, Morris Week, Jr.  U.S. Brewers Foundation, New York  1949
Brewing history and more.;   ID#14

BEER AND BREWING IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST: 1850-1950, Herbert Ronnenberg  University of Idaho Press, Moscow, ID  1993
Hard cover, 242 pages. A comprehensive history of brewing in Idaho.;   ID#15

BEER CAN COLLECTING, Lew Cady  Charter Books, New York  1981
Soft cover, 261 pages. Covers various aspects of the hobby, many illustrations. The 1976 edition is also available.;   ID#20

BEER CAN COLLECTING, Richard Dolphin     1979
Cans past and present with many illustrations.;   ID#19

BEER CAN COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK, Volumes 1 & 2, Jim Gropp  New Berlin, WI  1975
Soft covers, 32 and 84 pages. Lists active and defunct breweries and their products.;   ID#22

BEER CANS FROM GERMANY (BIERDOSEN AUS DEUTSCHLAND), Hasso Streger     1983
Soft cover, 80 pages. Illustrated b&w guide.;   ID#23

BEER CANS OF CANADA 1948-84, Dave Fowler & Ted Bartolacci     2006
Soft cover, 56 pages. Full color guide to all the earlier Canadian cans.;   ID#25

BEER CANS OF MINNESOTA, BCCA North Star Chapter  Columbia Heights, MN  1982
Soft cover, 90 pages. Illustrated guide to Minnesota cans.;   ID#26

BEER CANS UNLIMITED, Art and Pete Ressel  Josten's Publications, Topeka, KS  1976
Hard cover, 235 pages. The original color-illustrated guide to beer cans.;   ID#28

BEER FOR DUMMIES, Marty Nachel  IDG Books  1996
Soft cover, 334 pages. From the well-known series, all about beer.;   ID#29

BEER IN AMERICA, THE EARLY YEARS 1587-1840, Gregg Smith  Siris Books, Boulder, CO  1998
Soft cover, 315 pages. The accurate subtitle says "Beer's Role In The Settling of America And The Birth Of A Nation," good chronicle of the early years of American brewing. ;   ID#30

BEER MEMORABILIA, Marilyn Cornell  Chartwell Books, Edison, NJ  2000
Hard cover, 160 pages. Comprehensive guide to all forms of breweriana.;   ID#32

BEER NEW ENGLAND, Will Anderson  Self-published  1988
Soft cover, 188 pages. Heavily illustrated guide to New England breweries and collectibles, bars and lots more.;   ID#33

Beer, A Genuine Collection of Cans, Dan Becker and Lance Wilson  Chronicle Books, San Francisco  2010
Soft cover, 352 pages. Takes a look at beer can design as a graphic art. At least one can is pictured in full color on every page. Minimal text, but an astounding array of cans.;   ID#166

BEER, A HISTORY OF BREWING IN CHICAGO, Bob Skilnik  Barricade Books, Inc., Ft. Lee, NJ  2006
Hard cover, 416 pages. Good general history of the Chicago beer business from its inception to the brewpub/micro era.;   ID#11

BEERS, BREWERIES AND BREWERIANA  Sonja and Will Anderson  1969
Soft cover, 122 pages. Feature b&w illustrations of breweriana listed by state. ;   ID#36

BEERS OF NORTH AMERICA, Bill Yenne  Gallery Books, New York  1986
Hard cover, 192 pages. Comprehensive guide to the North American brewing industry from birth to present, great pix. Also a 208 page 1990 revision. ;   ID#37

BEERS OF THE WORLD, Bill Yenne  Chartwell Books, Inc.  1994
Hard cover, 192 pages. The title says it all - full color illustrations, country by country history and beers.;   ID#38

BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO BEER CANS, Thomas Toepfer  L-W Promotions, Gas City, IN  1975
Soft cover, 84 pages. Black & white illustrated guide to primarily tab tops w/ prices.;   ID#39

BOTTLE BEER QUALITY, A 10-YEAR RESEARCH RECORD,    Wallerstein Laboratories, New York  1948
Hard cover, 161 pages. Technical info on bottling beer.;   ID#41

BREWED IN CANADA, Allen Winn Sneath  Dundurin Group, Toronto  2001
Soft cover, 431 pages. Chronicles the ups and downs of Canada's brewing industry from its beginnings through the start of the 21st century. Cover all major players with some illustrations.;   ID#42

BREWED IN DETROIT: BREWERIES AND BEERS SINCE 1830, Peter Blum  Wayne State University Press, Detroit  1999
Hard cover, 353 pages. A tour-de-force of brewing in the Motor City written by an expert on the subject. Many illustrations.;   ID#43

BREWED IN ROCHESTER: A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF BEER IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 1885-1975, Skeeter McDaniels  Mountain Air Books, Rochester  2008
Soft cover, 104 pages. Lots of great photos of breweriana and some history on the upstate city's breweries.;   ID#44

BREWED WITH STYLE: THE STORY OF THE HOUSE OF HEILEMAN, Paul D. Koeller and David H. DeLano  University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Foundation, Inc., LaCrosse  2004
Hard cover, 265 pages. Excellent treatment of the fascinating tale of Heileman and brewing in LaCrosse from beginning to end. Numerous illustrations.;   ID#45

BREWERIES OF CLEVELAND, Carl Miller  Schnitzelbank Press, Cleveland  1998
Hard cover, 296 pages. A tour-de-force of brewing history in the city, many b&w illustrations.;   ID#46

BREWING BATTLES: A HISTORY OF AMERICAN BEER, Amy Mittelman  Algora Publishing, New York  2008
Soft cover, 229 pages. Covers both familiar and unusual historical ground in describing the various foes U.S. brewers have had to conquer in order to survive, including themselves, politicians, prohibitionists and unions.;   ID#49

BREWING BEER IN THE BUCKEYE STATE, VOLUME 1, Robert A. Musson  Zepp Publications, Medina, OH  2005
Soft cover, 342 pages. Subtitled "A History of the Brewery Industry in Eastern Ohio from 1808 to 2004, it delivers exactly that. Includes an electronic version with additional text and photos.; Available for Purchase  ID#50

Brewing Beer Since 1829, A Pictorial Saga of the D.G. Yuengling & Son Brewing Company in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Robert A. Musson  Zepp Publications, Medina, OH  2010
Spiral bound, 41 pages. Richly illustrated, full-color history of “America’s Oldest Brewery;   ID#167

BREWING IN CLEVELAND, Robert A. Musson  Arcadia Publishing  2005
Paperback, 128 pages. From the "Images of America" series, features a huge variety of beer and brewery-related black-and-white photos with textual information on each.;   ID#51

BREWING IN TRINIDAD, COLORADO, Mike Hennech  Ale Publishing Co., Irving, TX  1992
Soft cover, 100 pages. Lots of information on the subject, with illustrations.;   ID#52

BREWING MEAD, G. Robert Gayre  Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO  1986
Soft cover, 198 pages. A history of the honey-based brew and how to make it at home.;   ID#53

CANS - A VISUAL HISTORY, Can Manufacturer's Institute     2000
Soft cover. General history of the can, including beer cans, color illustrations. ;   ID#56

COLD AND GOLD FROM THE POCONOS, Robert A. Janosov  Tres Canis Publishing, Nanticoke, PA  1997
Soft cover, 74 pages. A history of the Stegmaier Brewery of Wilkes-Barre, PA, with many illustrations.;   ID#59

COLLECTING BEER CANS, Richard Dolphin  Bounty Books, New York  1977
Soft cover, 120 pages. Heavily illustrated with U.S. and foreign cans. ;   ID#60

COLLECTOR'S DIGEST BEER CANS, 1932-1975, Thomas Toepfer  L-W Book Sales, Gas City, IN  1976, with 1995 value update
Soft cover, 157 pages. All-color photos of many cans.;   ID#61

COOKING WITH BEER, Culinary Arts Institute  Delair, NY  1980
Soft cover, 96 pages. A huge variety of recipes.;   ID#64

COORS BREWERY PUBLICITY BOOKLET,        
c. early 1960s.;   ID#65

DAVE MILLER'S HOMEBREWING GUIDE, Dave Miller  Storey Publishing, Pownal, VT  1995
Soft cover, 358 pages. Guide to the ingredients of beer and how to use them to brew. Includes recipes.;   ID#67

DICTIONARY OF BEER AND BREWING, Carl Forget  Brewers Publications, Boulder, CO  1988
Soft cover, 176 pages. A comprehensive dictionary of brewing.;   ID#68

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS BREWERIES, Mike Hennech      
Bound paper volume with a ton of into on Lone Star State breweries well organized with numerous illustrations.;   ID#69

FACES ALONG THE BAR, Madelon Powers  University of Chicago Press, Chicago  1998
Hard cover, 323 pages. Aptly subtitled “Lore and Order in the Workingman’s Saloon, 1870-1920,” offers a fascinating look at that era’s tavern culture, its members and foes. ;   ID#71

FALSTAFF'S COMPLETE BEER BOOK, Frederic Birmingham  Award Books, New York  1970
Soft cover, 151 pages. Not the brewery or the brand, but rather lots of stuff about beer.;   ID#72

FAVORITE RECIPES WITH BEER,        
18 page booklet from the U.S. Brewers' Association.;   ID#73

FINEST BEER YOU EVER TASTED, Kenn Flemmons  Goldcrest Holdings LLC, Little Rock, AR  2003
Soft cover, 116 pages. A lavishly illustrated history of the Tennessee Brewing Company of Memphis.; Available for Purchase  ID#74

FINK'S OFF THE WALL AUCTIONS #15,       October, 1999
Fully illustrated catalog with prices realized. ;   ID#75

FOREIGN BEER CANS, Darrold Bussel  Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Des Moines  1977
Soft cover, 118 pages Heavily illustrated b&w catalog of 1632 cans! Two copies.;   ID#77

FOREIGN BRAND CHANGES, VOLUME 1, Marcella Schinski  BCCA  1994
Covers over 200 foreign cans from many countries.;   ID#78

GERMAN BEER CANS (DEUTSCHE BIERDOSEN), Wolfgang Heller     1997
Hard cover, 195 pages. Color illustrated guide to the beer cans of Germany.;   ID#79

GREAT AMERICAN BEERS, Bill Yenne  MBI, St. Paul  2004
Hard cover, 159 pages. Subtitled “Twelve Brands That Became Icons,” the heavily illustrated book covers the following brands: Acme, Ballantine, Falstaff, Hamm’s, Lone Star, Lucky, Miller, Olympia, Pabst, Rainier, Rheingold and Schlitz.;   ID#81

GREAT COOKING WITH BEER, Jack Erickson  Red Brick Press, Weston, VA  1989
Soft cover, 146 pages. Various recipes that use beer.;   ID#85

Guide to Ohio Beer Trays, A, Robert A Musson  Zepp Publications, Medina, OH  2010
Spiral bound, 46 pages. Illustrated full-color guide to all Ohio trays, listed by city. Includes all shapes and sizes plus a rarity rating.;   ID#168

GUIDE TO UNITED STATES BEER CANS, First Edition, BCCA  Greatlakes Living Press, Matteson, IL  1975
Soft cover, 182 pages. Early guide to cans, b&w illustrations.;   ID#87

GUIDE TO UNITED STATES BEER CANS, Second Edition, BCCA  Greatlakes Living Press, Matteson, IL  1975
Soft cover, 152 pages. Hundreds of b&w illustrations.;   ID#88

INTERACTIVE BOOK OF SODA CANS, Paul and Karen Bates     1985
Four volumes.;   ID#92

KOVELS' ADVERTISING COLLECTIBLES PRICE LIST,    Crown Publishers, New York  1986
Soft cover, 160 pages. Price guide featuring some beer items.;   ID#95

KOVELS' ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES PRICE LISTS, Editions 17, 19, 20, 21,        
 ;   ID#96

KOVELS' BOTTLES PRICE LIST,       1987 and 1996
All kinds of bottles, some beer.;   ID#97

KOVELS' GUIDE TO SELLING YOUR ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES,       1987
 ;   ID#98

KOVELS' KNOW YOUR ANTIQUES,       1981 edition.
Mostly non-breweriana.;   ID#99

KOVELS' KNOW YOUR COLLECTIBLES,    Crown Publishers  1981
Hard cover, 364 pages.;   ID#100

LAMBIC, Volume 3 of the Classic Beer Style Series, Jean-Xavier Guinard  Brewer's Publications, Boulder, CO  1990
Soft cover, 159 pages. All about the style and how to brew it.;   ID#101

LAND OF AMBER WATERS: THE HISTORY OF BREWING IN MINNESOTA, Doug Hoverson  Univ. of MN Press, Minneapolis  2007
Hard cover, 340 pages. A meticulously researched tour-de-force of Minnesota brewing history.;   ID#102

LEGEND OF THE BREWERY, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MINNEAPOLIS BREWING HERITAGE, Jeff Lonto  Studio Z-7 Publishing, Minneapolis  1998
Soft cover, 44 pages. The title says it all, focuses on the Minneapolis Brewing Company.;   ID#103

LEMP, THE HAUNTING HISTORY, Stephen P. Walker  Lemp Preservation Society, St. Louis  1988
Soft cover, 119 pages. All about the St. Louis family and its brewery.;   ID#104

MAKING FRIENDS IS OUR BUSINESS, 100 Years of Anheuser-Busch, Crebs and Orthwein  Cunco Press, USA  1953
Hard cover, 450 pages. Adulatory look at A-B history.;   ID#106

MALTING AND BREWING SCIENCE, Hough, Briggs and Stevens  Chapman and Hall Ltd., London  1982
Hard cover, 536 pages. A scientific look at brewing ingredients and the process.;   ID#107

MICROBREWS, A GUIDE TO AMERICA'S BEST NEW BEER AND BREWERIES, Zimmerman and Stice  Andrews & McMeel, Kansas City  1996
Soft cover, 308 pages. Each brand is illustrated with its label, info on the brewery and its products.;   ID#108

MINIATURE BEER BOTTLES AND GO-WITHS, Bob Kay  K&K Publishing, Batavia, IL  1980 (with update)
Soft cover, 163 pages. A comprehensive illustrated guide to this form of breweriana. (2); Available for Purchase  ID#109

MODERN BREWERY AGE BLUE BOOKS,       1968, 69, 70, 71(2), 75, 78.
Lists information on breweries, bottlers, suppliers and wholesalers world-wide.;   ID#110

NASHVILLE BREWING, Scott Mertie  Arcadia Publishing  2006
Soft cover, 128 pages. Heavily illustrated (in b&w) guide to brewing in the Tennessee town, including modern brewpubs, with an emphasis on items from the William Gerst Brewing Company.;   ID#112

NEW ENGLAND BREWERIANA, Various authors  Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Altglen, PA  2001
Soft cover, 176 pages. An extensive guide to New England breweriana and brewing history.;   ID#114

OBSOLETE BEER CANS (with current values), Thomas Toepfer  L-W Promotions, Gas City, IN  1975 (with new 1976 prices)
Soft cover, 77 pages. Pictures various styles of cans, mostly b&w illustrations.;   ID#116

OBSOLETE BEER CANS, Volume 2, Thomas Toepfer  L-W Promotions, Gas City, IN   
Soft cover, 52 pages. Like Volume 1 but shows different cans.;   ID#117

OFFICIAL BEER CAN COLLECTORS HANDBOOK AND PRICE GUIDE,       1976
Alphabetical listings of cans and prices. Not illustrated, just what it says.;   ID#118

OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO BEER CANS, 5th edition, Bill Mugrage  House of Collectibles, New York  1973
Soft cover, 438 pages. Over 25,000 cans listed by state & brewer.;   ID#119

ON TAP; THE GUIDE TO U.S. BREWPUBS, Steve Johnson  WBP Publications, Clemson, SC  1991
Soft cover, 314 pages. State-by-state guide to the early microbrewery days.;   ID#120

OVER THE BARREL, THE BREWING HISTORY AND BEER CULTURE OF CINCINNATI, VOLUME ONE, 1800-PROHIBITION, Tim Holian  Sudhaus Press, St. Joseph, MO  2000
Soft cover, 356 pages. A comprehensive pre-pro history of beer and brewing in the Cincy area.;   ID#122

OVER THE BARREL, THE BREWING HISTORY AND BEER CULTURE OF CINCINNATI, VOLUME TWO, PROHIBITION - 2001, Tim Holian  Sudhaus Press, St. Joseph, MO  2001
Soft cover, 392 pages. Picks up where the first volume leaves off, lavishly illustrated.;   ID#123

PAUL MICHEL BREWERIANA AUCTION #16,       1989
Catalog, no prices realized.;   ID#125

PAWS OF REFRESHMENT, THE STORY OF HAMM'S BEER ADVERTISING, THE, Moira Harris  Pogo Press  2000
Soft cover, 81 pages. Nice overview of Hamm’s beer advertising, includes much on the Hamm’s bear with many illustrations.;   ID#126

PENNSYLVANIA BREWERIES, Lew Bryson  Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA  1998
Soft cover, 206 pages. Includes info on both the regionals and microbreweries.;   ID#127

POLITICS OF ASSIMILATION, THE: The Effect of Prohibition on the German-Americans, Herman W. Ronnenberg.  Carlton Press, New York  1975
Hard cover, 160 pages. The “temperance” movement and its era.;   ID#128

POP CAN COLLECTOR'S GUIDE, Paul Bates     1979 & 1980
Information and pictures.;   ID#129

POST-PROHIBITION BREWERY GUIDE 1933-83, THE, Farra & Meyers      
Paper. Features the name, address and years of operation for U.S. breweries.;   ID#130

PRACTICAL BREWER, THE, Master Brewers' Association of America  Von Hoffman Press, St. Louis  1947
Hard cover, 228 pages. St. Louis area brewers discuss how beer is made.;   ID#131

PRACTICAL POINTS FOR BREWERS, Harry Peplies  The National Brewers' Academy, New York  c1940
Hard cover, 175 pages. Technical guide to various aspects of the brewing process.;   ID#132

PRICE GUIDE TO BEER ADVERTISING OPENERS AND CORKSCREWS, Donald Bull  Trumbull CT  1981
Paper, 40 pages with illustrations.;   ID#133

PROLOGUE TO THE FUTURE, 1937-87, National Beer Wholesaler's Association      
Booklet on the history of the organization and industry.;   ID#134

SALOONS OF THE AMERICAN WEST, Robert L. Brown  Denver  1978
Historical information and great vintage photos of many old saloons of the American West, shows many great beer signs.;   ID#135

SIMON AND SCHUSTER POCKET GUIDE TO BEER, THE,    Simon and Schuster, New York   
Hard cover, 192 pages. Covers beer and breweries from around the world.;   ID#136

SIMPLE STORY OF THE ORIGIN AND UNPRECENDENTED GROWTH OF THE ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASSOCIATION OF 1889, A (1993 reprint),        
Paper, 32 pages. Lots of stuff about 19th-century A-B with great illustrations.;   ID#137

SODA CANS, OLD AND NEW, Betty Toepfer  L-W Promotions, Gas City, IN  1976
Soft cover, 60 pages. Prices and illustrations.;   ID#138

ST. LOUIS BREWS, 200 YEARS OF BREWING IN ST. LOUIS 1809-2009, Herbst, Roussin and Kious  Reedy Press, St. Louis  2009
Hard cover, 308 pages. The ultimate guide to all St. Louis breweries with many full-color illustrations.; Available for Purchase  ID#140

STORY OF STOOGE BEER AND ITS PARAPHERNALIA, THE, Charles J. Bryant  Charlie's Computer Service, Kirkwood,NY  2003
Bound paper, 54 pages. All you need to know about the Three Stooges beer brand and its collectibles, heavily illustrated.;   ID#139

STRANGE BREW, Alcohol and Government Monopoly, Douglas Glen Whitman  The Independent Institute  2003
Soft cover, 50 pages. Treatise on the ramifications of the three-tiered system of alcohol distribution and how it affects consumers and the industry.;   ID#141

STROH'S, THE FIRE BREWING STORY,        
Informational booklet from the early 1970s.;   ID#142

TASTER'S GUIDE TO BEER, THE, Michael A. Weiner  Collier Books, New York   
Soft cover, 256 pages. Guide to worldwide brewing history, beer styles, breweries, etc.;   ID#143

TAVERN TREASURES, A BOOK OF PUB COLLECTIBLES, Charles E. Tresise  Blandford Press, U.K.  1983
Hard cover, 176 pages. Interesting book runs the gamut of British breweriana from ancient to modern. Even includes an appendix of commemorative English beers.;   ID#144

THEODORE HAMM IN MINNESOTA: HIS FAMILY AND BREWERY, John T. Flanagan  Pogo Press, Minneapolis  1989
Soft cover, 127 pages. All about the Hamm family and its brewery.;   ID#145

THEY BUILT A CITY - 150 YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL CINCINNATI,    Cincinnati Post  1938
Hard cover, 402 pages. General industrial history of the Ohio city with nice section on brewing.;   ID#146

TO THEE, A Toast...in America, 1847-1947, Rockwell Kent for the Rahr Malting Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin     1946
Hard cover, 59 pages. A truly bizarre book includes history of Rahr Malting Co. ;   ID#148

U.S. BEER LABELS, 1950 AND EARLIER, Volume I (The Western States), Volume II (Eastern and Southern States), and Illinois Volume, Bob Kay  Batavia, IL  2007-8
Soft covers, 130 pages each. Full color guide to the beer labels of each region, over 3000 different pictured per volume from the 1870s through the IRTP era.;   ID#156

ULTIMATE BEER LOVER'S COOKBOOK, THE, John Schlimm  Cumberland House Publishing, Nashville, TN  2008
Hard cover, 351 pages. Features a huge variety of beery recipes covering all types of food.;   ID#150

UNITED STATES BEER CANS WITH OPENING INSTRUCTIONS - Supplement, Kevin Lilek  Lilek Publishing, Aurora, IL  2006
Covers corrections, additions, new information and updates from the first book on OI cans with similar style photos.;   ID#154

UNITED STATES BEER CANS WITH OPENING INSTRUCTIONS, The Standard Reference Guide of Opening Instruction Flat Tops, Kevin Lilek  Lilek Publishing, Aurora, IL  2004
Hard cover, 916 pages. Life-sized, full-color photos and extensive info on every imaginable opening instruction beer can.;   ID#153

UNITED STATES BEER CANS, The Standard Reference of Cone Tops and Flat Tops, BCCA     2001
Hard cover, 247 pages. The ultimate guide to earlier cans with all color photos and prices.; Available for Purchase  ID#151

UNITED STATES BEER CANS, VOLUME II, The Standard Reference of Tab Top Beer Cans, BCCA     2007
Hard cover, 246 pages. The ultimate guide to pull tabs with color photos, prices and more.; Available for Purchase  ID#152

UNIVERSAL BEER CAN COLLECTORS GUIDE,    Midland Litho Printing, Inc., Appleton, WI  1975
B&W illustrated guide to a variety of cans. Also Volume 2, 1976 which has some color photos.;   ID#155

VINTAGE ANHEUSER-BUSCH, AN UNOFFICIAL COLLECTOR'S GUIDE, Donna L. Baker  Schiffer Books, Atglen, PA  1999
Soft cover, 160 pages. Features all types of A-B collectibles, richly illustrated with prices.;   ID#157

WETTER THAN THE MISSISSIPPI, PROHIBITION IN ST. LOUIS AND BEYOND, Robbi Courtaway  Reedy Press, St. Louis  2008
Soft cover, 416 pages. A regional look at the Volstead era and its effects on citizens, brewers and law enforcement. Features both anecdotes and historical accounts.;   ID#158

WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BEER, THE, Brian Glover  Lorenz Books, New York  2001
Hard cover, 256 pages. Hefty full color volume covers beer basics, then moves on to cover breweries, brands and beer culture in all countries.;   ID#159

WORLD GUIDE TO BEER, THE, Michael Jackson, editor  Quarto Publishing, London  1977
Hard cover, 255 pages. Beer styles and breweries around the world with emphasis on Europe. (Five copies of various versions.);   ID#160

WORLD OF BEER MEMORABILIA, THE, Herb and Helen Haydock  Collector Books, Paducah, KY  1997
Hard cover, 184 pages. Full color illustrations of and info on all types of breweriana with price guide.;   ID#161

WORLD WIDE BEER CAN COLLECTOR'S GUIDE, Dabbs and Harris  WWBCC, Independence, MO  1974
Soft cover, 80 pages. B&W illustrated book of cans. (Also Volume II which features nice blurry pictures of a wide variety of cans.);   ID#162

 

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