Another New Book: Daniel Okrent On Prohibition
Hot tip on another new book, this one a history of the early twentieth-century Prohibition movement: Daniel Okrent’s Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. In…
Read articleOr Maybe Not . . .
Got so excited at my progress on the new book that I thought maybe I’d get back to normal with the blog. But — maybe not.…
Read articleThe Great Remodel of 2010
I should probably mention that the other Big Distraction in my life at the moment (as if writing a book weren’t enough) is the remodeling project…
Read articleRidin’ Dirty to Bite-Size Edits
Okay, bad title. But wanted to surface for a moment to say hello to those stopping by either because of the Ridin’ Dirty interview or the Bite-Size Edits…
Read articleSierra Nevada’s 30th Anniversary Celebration Is Underway [Update]
I’ve been hearing about this for months, mostly via Jack McAuliffe, but now there’s finally something up that everyone can enjoy: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is celebrating…
Read articleSome Recent Good History Reading
Surfacing here for a moment (okay, the fifteen minutes it will take me to type all this stuff) to alert readers to a couple of particularly…
Read article“Beer Wars” On Demand
Okey-dokey, folks. Now you CAN see “Beer Wars” — and I don’t wanna hear any excuses about why you didn’t/haven’t seen it. As of tomorrow (February…
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