Nation's Capital Brewmaster
Christian Heurich (1842-1945) was not only Washington D.C.''s most successful brewer, he was the world''s oldest, with 90 years'' experience. He walked across central Europe learning his craft, survived a shipboard cholera epidemic, recovered from malaria and worked as a roustabout on a Caribbean banana boat--all by age 30. Heurich lived most of his life in Washington, becoming its largest priv...
Christian Heurich (1842-1945) was not only Washington D.C.''s most successful brewer, he was the world''s oldest, with 90 years'' experience. He walked across central Europe learning his craft, survived a shipboard cholera epidemic, recovered from malaria and worked as a roustabout on a Caribbean banana boat--all by age 30. Heurich lived most of his life in Washington, becoming its largest priv...
