Brewed at Altitude Colorado Makers The bottom of the piece

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the volunteers of the Colorado Historical Society share favorite family secrets and time-honored regional classics in More Across Colorado: Recipes and Recollections

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created by artist Alynssa Gilmore

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Brewed at Altitude Colorado Makers The bottom of the pieceA river of beer runs through Colorados history. It started flowing during the gold rush, when saloons were much more than just a place to grab a drink. They were post offices, restaurants, hotels, social clubs, union halls, and more. But then, Colorado banned alcoholfour years before Prohibition hit the rest of the countryand a state born in a saloon ran dry for almost twenty years. Beer led the way back, and by the 1970s, brewing was big business