Amongst all the violence in early Dodge City, it was one of the more fortunate towns on the frontier when it came to having a nice "cold one." We had the railroad. Back then, this was like being located near one of today's major airline hubs. In addition to milk, lemonade, tea, sarsaparilla and hard alcohol, the Long Branch Saloon served the forerunner to Budweiser — Anheuser-Busch beer which was shipped in by rail. Despite the lack of refrigeration, people in Dodge City were able to enjoy cold refreshing drinks even during the summer...
