I don't know who writes it or where they get their information from, but this is an interesting blog post from Beer Science about the science behind making beer in the Americas.
A synopsis: Native South Americans used to make their own beer out of corn (called chicha) by using their saliva to convert the starch to sugar and let it ferment! When the United States was settled, English brewers were in the Northeast, and German brewers were in the Midwest, Texas and California and more. Pilsner became the most popular beer produced in the U.S., but Americans put their own spin on it and added a bit of corn, making American pilsner.
There are some other older blog entries about the science of beer that look interesting, like water chemistry and beer color, and the history of beer making in Medieval Europe and more recent times.
http://beersci.com/
A synopsis: Native South Americans used to make their own beer out of corn (called chicha) by using their saliva to convert the starch to sugar and let it ferment! When the United States was settled, English brewers were in the Northeast, and German brewers were in the Midwest, Texas and California and more. Pilsner became the most popular beer produced in the U.S., but Americans put their own spin on it and added a bit of corn, making American pilsner.
There are some other older blog entries about the science of beer that look interesting, like water chemistry and beer color, and the history of beer making in Medieval Europe and more recent times.
http://beersci.com/