Giants of brewing history: Carl von Linde
Godfather of modern brewing | The 18th and 19th centuries were an era of great innovation that fueled the industrial revolution. The “Spinning Jenny” (around 1765) and the steam engine (patented in 1769) were but two of the inventions that hurtled humanity towards the modern world we live in today. But rarely has a single person shaped the progress of an entire industry to the extent that Carl von Linde did with refrigeration. And he did so technically and scientifically (by creating the first artificial cooling, indispensable for brewers); legally (by ending the prohibition on brewing during summer); and aesthetically with regard to the prevailing beer style.
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