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What Breweries Did During Prohibition To Stay In Business

February 20, 2014 By Jay Brooks

18th-amendment
Here’s an interesting list from Mental Floss concerning something most of us rarely think about. What did the few American breweries that managed to keep the doors open during prohibition do? Some of the products they continued to make included.

  • Ice Cream
  • Pottery
  • Malt Extract
  • Dyes
  • Beer

But check out Mental Floss’ How Breweries Kept Busy During Prohibition for a fuller explanation.

Filed Under: Breweries, Just For Fun, Politics & Law, Related Pleasures Tagged With: Business, History, Prohibition



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