About Herman Wiley Ronnenberg

Herman Wiley Ronnenberg has been researching the lives of pioneers and the history of brewing and brewers in Idaho and adjacent areas since 1978. He has been an educator for nearly forty years. Left Coast Press published his book The Material Culture of Breweries in 2011. Heritage Witness Reflections Publishing released The Beer Baron of Boise: The Life of John Lemp, Idaho’s Millionaire Frontier Brewer and Jeanette Manuel: The Life and Legend of the Belle of Fabulous Florence in 2009, and The Disciples of King Gambrinus, Vol. I 25 Unfortunate Lives in 2011. He has two grown children, four grandchildren, and a great dog.