Our Quad Cities. Com Article About Quad Cities Beer

by Michael McCarty

Kristin DeMarr and Michael McCarty authors of QUAD CITIES BEER:

A HISTORY at the Green Tree in Le Claire, Iowa

Jonathan Turner did a great article about QUAD CITIES BEER: A HISTORY

and here is the link:

https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/get-satisfying-taste-of-qc-beer-history-in-new-book/?fbclid=IwAR1noqlKi7lEIB4Ow4cifDfhRpFmFt9MFKxxTU3Sh9zmY4PcOnJZpaUfA64

Michael McCarty at Bent River in Rock Island, IL (photo by Jonathan Turner)

Michael McCarty & Cindy McCarty at Bent River in Rock Island, IL (photos by Jonathan Turner)

QUAD CITIES BEER: A HISTORY By Michael McCarty & Kristin DeMarr

Foreword by Bill Knight

Afterword by Tammy Pescatelli

The Quad Cities have a rich history of brewing that started with the influx of German citizens in the 1800s. Breweries were established on both sides of the Mississippi River. Some of these historic breweries managed to reopen after Prohibition, but national competition ultimately closed the last of these stalwarts in 1956. In 1989, Iowa created a special class “A” brewpub permit, and the first of many brewpubs in the area, Front Street Pub & Eatery, opened in 1992. Blue Cat, on the Illinois side of the river, opened shortly after. The brewing renaissance has helped to establish the Quad Cities as a craft beer destination. Join authors Michael McCarty and Kristin DeMarr as they celebrate the heady heritage of the region