Download or read book Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing written by Jonathan Shikes and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brewed in 1859 near what is now the heart of downtown, Denver's first beer quenched the thirst of fortune hunters following the gold rush. It lubricated the city's transformation from Wild West town to the Queen City of the Plains until Prohibition brough