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Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
Episode 127: The Brew King Of San Antonio
 
We are tapping into a lighter side of Alamo history, when a German immigrant named William Menger earned the nickname the Brew King of San Antonio.
 
We reveal what prompted a wave of German migration to the Alamo City, how a lifeline built when the Alamo was still a Spanish mission buoyed a beer business, and how this young barrel maker helped transform Alamo Plaza. Featuring the Alamo's Senior Curator, Historian, & Lecturer Ernesto Rodriguez.

Texas State Historical Association article about brewing history: https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/brewing-industry
VIP tours of the Alamo: https://www.thealamo.org/visit/private-tours

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