A list of the reference material that was used to discover the history behind “Rick’s Brewery”.

1. Anamosa 1838-1988 … A Reminiscence.  Editors: Bertha Finn, Pat Worden Sutton, Jo Ann McRoberts Walters, Mildred Barker Brown, 1988.
2. “Brewing.” The Encyclopaedia Britannica, eleventh edition, Volumne 4, 1911.
3. The Breweries of Iowa, Carlson, Randy,  Bemidji, Minn: Arrow Printing,1985
4. History of Jones County, Iowa.  Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879
5. Iowa Business Directory, 1865.
6. Respectful Rehabilitation Masonry How to Care for Old and Historic Brick and Stone, London, Mark.   Washington, D.C: The Preservation Press, 1988.
7. The Register of United States Breweries, 1876-1976/2 volumes, Manfred Fredrich and Donald Bull, Trumbull, Conn.: Bull, 1976