Resources on Saloons...

Excerpt from Breweries of Cleveland:

The corner saloon has always been an absolutely essential ingredient in the makeup of the brewing industry. Virtually the sole outlet for beer throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the saloon was, simply stated, the brewer's lifeblood. Beer, after all, was first and foremost an imbibery of the saloon, and only secondarily a household product. But even so, right up until the onset of prohibition, the "take-home" trade, as well, was conducted through the saloons. "Growlers" -- small tin pails used exclusively for carrying beer from saloons -- were a significant portion of the typical saloonkeeper's business in the early days. Later, the ease and convenience of bottled beer doomed the growler to extinction, but even bottled beer was dispensed primarily through saloons. It was not until after the repeal of prohibition in 1933 that new retail channels for beer began to develop. As America's mobility increased, particularly after World War II, so too did "off-premises" consumption of beer. But for more than a century prior, it was entirely the neighborhood saloon through which brewers built their trade and amassed their fortunes.

Books on Saloons...

Breweries of Wisconsin
Jerry Apps / Hard Cover / 252 Pages / 1992
Our Price: $0.00 (You save 63%)

Hawaii Beer Book: Bars, Breweries & Beer Cuisine
Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi / Soft Cover / 184 Pages / 2007
Our Price: $14.00 (You save 12%)

History of Beer & Brewing in Chicago, 1833-1978
Bob Skilnik / Soft Cover / 263 Pages / 1999
Our Price: $72.00

Let There Be Beer! (1932)
Bob Brown / Hard Cover / 321 Pages / 1932
Our Price: $110.00

Louisville Breweries: A History of the Brewing Industry in Louisville, Kentucky
Peter R. Guetig & Conrad D. Selle / Soft Cover / 305 Pages / 1995
Our Price: $29.95

Mom and Pop Saloons: A Compendium of Saloon Statuary Tools for Display
Michael A. Pollack & Richard A. Penn / Hard Cover / 320 Pages / 2002
Our Price: $49.95

Saloons, Bars & Cigar Stores: Historical Interior Photographs
Roger E. Kislingbury / Hard Cover / 336 Pages / 2002
Our Price: $48.00 (You save 20%)

The Saloon: Public Drinking In Chicago & Boston, 1880-1920
Perry R. Duis / Soft Cover / 416 Pages / 1999
Our Price: $21.95

Year Book of the United States Brewers Association for 1915
Hard Cover / 360 Pages / 1915
Our Price: $0.00

Videos on Saloons...

Photos of Saloons...

A Beer and a Smoke
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A Few With Lunch
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Delivery!
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J.T.'s Beer Palace
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What'll You Have?
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