Year Book of the United States Brewers’ Association
By Editor
"Year Book of the United States Brewers' Association, 1911," containing the proceedings of the fifty-first annual convention, held in Chicago, Illinois, November 19, 20, 1911. Published by the Association in New York City. We would not notice this book at all, did we not believe that it would be a real help in the hands of temperance workers. It shows to what tremendous power the brewery interest has grown, and the increase of the traffic. This is illustrated by statistical tables, by well-written articles, and by charts and diagrams. The fact that some of the popular patent medicines are shown to have more alcohol in than beer is not a particular argument in favor of beer. It is a tremendous argument, however, in the hands of the true temperance worker, who ought not only to include among his foes whisky, etc., but the liquor-charged patent medicines as well. For instance, American lager beer, according to the diagram, contains 3.8 per cent of alcohol, while "Hop Bitters" contains 12 per cent, and Hostetter's Stomach Bitters 45 per cent, almost equal to brandy, and a larger percentage than is in Scotch and American whisky.