Tuesday night's regular Sacramento County Historical Society monthly meeting will not feature beer, but copies of Sacramento’s Breweries will be available for sale, and author Ed Carroll will sign books and give a brief talk on Sacramento brewery history.

In addition to the Golden Notes signing, the meeting will also feature James Scott and Tom Tolley, presenting their new book Sacramento’s Alkali Flat by Arcadia Publishing. They will also give a brief talk on their book, will have copies for sale and be present for signing. SCHS members can pick up their free copy of Sacramento’s Breweries early at this event; for non-members, copies cost $15.

Sacramento’s Breweries, by historian Ed Carroll, is the story of Sacramento’s breweries from the Gold Rush through Prohibition. Not long after the first settlers arrived in Sacramento, brewers took miners’ gold dust in exchange for golden lager. By the start of the 20th century, Sacramento’s breweries turned the grain and hops of the Sacramento Valley into beers enjoyed in Sacramento and exported across the West Coast, Central America and even Asia.

The book is illustrated with historic photographs provided by the Center for Sacramento History. If you are an SCHS member, you can pick up your complimentary copy of the book on February 23, and have it signed by the author! If you cannot make it to the event, we will mail the book to paid SCHS members starting in March.

Extra copies of the book will be available for sale for $15. The book is also available for sale at Beers Book Center, 915 S Street, Sacramento. For more information about the Sacramento County Historical Society, please visit www.sachistoricalsociety.org

Disclosure: William Burg is President of the Sacramento County Historical Society.