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Philadelphia's Age-Old Love Of Beer

An advertisement for Bergner and Engel's Brewery, circa 1875

Anyone who has ever attended a local sports event knows that Philadelphians love their beer. But what’s less well understood is the role that Philadelphia brewers, many of whom were German immigrants, played in the social and economic development of the city during the 1800s. WRTI's Jim Cotter reports.