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Eckhardt rose to fame; notably, this hobby was still illegal because of post-Prohibition regulations. This book was originally published by Blitz-Weinhard brewery and included 70 German recipes. Eckhardt later released
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Eckhardt was nationally known as a "beer personality" and as a "beer guru". His success as a local character was the foundation for fame on a wider stage. A typical niche profile describes him as a "beer mensch:"
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Eckhardt's meticulously collected papers, consisting of 30 boxes of published articles, drafts, photographs, and correspondence, are housed at the
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years "earned an honest reputation as abysmal". Nevertheless, this aspect of his early life would later prove to be formative when he himself became interested in the brewing art in the late 1960s.
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advocate, and writer. Eckhardt is best remembered as a pioneer in the field of beer journalism, publishing a series of articles and books on the topic, including the seminal 1989 tome,
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Eckhardt developed a national reputation as someone knowledgeable about
American homebrewed beer. He was a featured lecturer and competition judge at "The Dixie Cup" in
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Fredrick Eckhardt, known to family and friends as "Fred", was born William Wright Cudahy on May 10, 1926 in San Francisco, California and adopted by a family from
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Sake (U.S.A.): A Complete Guide to American Sake, Sake Breweries and Homebrewed Sake.
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A Treatise on Lager Beers: How to Make Good Beer at Home.
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