Question by Df: I saw a documentary that said thomas Jefferson wanted to start a government run brewery at one point?
but this was a documentary on beer not on american history, can anyone fill in some details of that story.
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Answer by isis1037
The first hint that Jefferson considered brewing his own beer comes in a letter of friendly competition with George Gilmer, who lived at Pen Park in Albemarle. Jefferson wrote from Philadelphiain 1793 saying that he hoped to be home soon, “but it seems I must stay here a little longer in penance for my sins. This will give you the start in your manufactures of porter and macaroni, in which however I shall certainly attempt to rival you.” Although Jefferson planted hops in his garden at Monticello in 1794, there is no indication that he then entered the brewing race.
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