Peter Hood Ballantine
1831–1882 (age 51)
Brewer
Biography
Peter Hood Ballantine carried forward a brewing tradition marked by meticulous care for craft and commitment to honest labor. His respect for the men and women who shared his trade lifted the spirits of consumers and colleagues alike.
He rests at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, where friends remember him as a brewer who paired tasteful innovation with a deep regard for the people who made every day’s work possible.