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Beer’s Deep Roots in American History | San Jose News
From the Pilgrims’ beer-scarce quest to George Washington’s spruce beer rations, America’s love affair with beer runs deeper than you think. Before the Constitution, founders debated independence over brews, and Native Americans brewed corn-based drinks centuries before Europeans arrived. Colonists adapted with local ingredients like persimmons and spruce, while German immigrants brought pilsners that fueled the brewing boom—until Prohibition nearly erased it all. Breweries survived by making syrup and ice cream, but craft beer’s resurgence turned the tide. Today, nearly 10,000 U.S. breweries…
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