H.L. Mencken and Beer

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I found this nice association copy of an unusual pamphlet¹--the work is on the Lowenbrau brewery in Munchen (with a nice bird's-eye view of the massive works), and it was given once upon a time to the Library of Congress by none other than the Bard of Baltimore, H.L. Mencken (1880-1956), who was known to enjoy his suds.  As a matter of fact, here's a sort of quietly iconic picture of the man from the Baltimore Sun, legally enjoying his drink in Baltimore in 1933, right after the repeal of prohibition (1920-1933).

And this, gifting the pamphlet seven years earlier:

But what I really liked was this photo of the cooper works, dozens of folks working on the barrels to be filled with beer, an entire industry dedicated to packaging liquid and grain, all gone now:

 

Notes:

1. Aktienbrauerei zum Lowenbrau in Munchen,  which was probably published by the brewery, and printed pre-WWI, ca. 1910 or so.