Is it true that George Washington was a brew master and and had his own brewery? I would appreciate any information.
In short, probably.
Beer was a dietary staple for a Long time. Bread molds, beer doesn’t.
Of course, an extra slice or two of bread doesn’t induce drunkeness. But beer… Uhmmmmm, beer.
The beer institute certainly thinks so:
I think every big farm made alcohol in those days, because the roads were too bad to haul it.