While in recent years Detroit\'s craft beer scene has exploded with activity and innovation, Brewing has a long History in the Motor City.
Local Brewing returned triumphantly with dozens of breweries openin.
Consolidation marked the following decades until only Stroh Brewery Company remained.
Many breweries survived the dry years by producing "near beer," or non-alcoholic beer, which was quickly abandoned after Prohibition.
Small brewers popped up during the mid-1800s to support nearby saloons.
While in recent years Detroit\'s craft beer scene has exploded with activity and innovation, Brewing has a long History in the Motor City