Posts from the ‘Cool stuff’ category

The Title. The Jacket. The . . .

The Whatever. Okay. We’ve got a title and a jacket design. I’m not crazy about the title but it’s not bad for a compromise. (*1)  

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Jack Was Here. I Was There.

I’ve spent the last two evenings in the Big Town (that would be Des Moines, Iowa) hanging with my friend Jack McAuliffe, the “godfather” of craft…

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UPDATE CITY, Man!

Or whatever. Okay, so here’s where I’m at. Yesterday my editor sent me her text edits of the second draft of the manuscript. And HIP HIP…

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What I Learned on the Mountain

How’s that for a dramatic title? And truth be told, it’s not so much that I learned as that I was reminded of what I already…

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“Delighted” Barely Describes It: Jack’s Beer Rides Again

As I’ve mentioned here on many occasions, of the many pleasures that writing the beer book has provided, perhaps none as meant more to me than…

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Yo, Man! Ambitious Brew is DIGITAL!

Can you tell that I’m excited? Yes, I am. I am, I am, I am. Ambitious Brew is now an e-book, and for the low, low,…

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Smell That? It’s RAIN! (Not Really. More Like “It’s SCIENCE!”)

Was just about to post this to Facebook and thought “NO, fool! Put it on the blog instead. Bring back that  habit!” This is SO cool.…

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