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Maureen Ogle

Historian. Author. Ranter. Idea Junkie.

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September 25, 2019

Ambitious Brew! Revised!

September 25, 2019/ Maureen Ogle
Ambitious Brew! Revised!

And, yes: I published this revised edition. I edited it. I published it. It belongs to ME. No agent, no publishing house. Why? Because if no one’s gonna make money on my books, I’d rather it be me.

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Beer
January 15, 2016

Your January Update. Or, Much Ado About Little

January 15, 2016/ Maureen Ogle

And god damn, I’m here to tell you no one ever goes to his/her grave thinking “Gee, I wish I hadn’t wasted so much time doing that thing I loved, that hobby.” Why didn’t I have a hobby sooner? Why am I only finding out about the good stuff in life NOW?

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Beer, Random musings
December 19, 2015

What "Capitalism" Can Mean. And Sometimes Does.

December 19, 2015/ Maureen Ogle

Many ordinary men and women, people just like you and me, will reap enormous, hard-earned, financial reward after years, in some cases, decades, of building the company. 

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Beer
December 18, 2015

What Do Five Of These Have In Common?

December 18, 2015/ Maureen Ogle

Five of the six were female. Didn't even realize it until I read my finished list. 

 

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November 24, 2015

On The Importance Of Being Detached

November 24, 2015/ Maureen Ogle

What grabbed me was the imagery: Here was a group of young women using digital media to turn EVERY convention of music video and rap culture on its head, right down to the way they were dressed. It was genius. WHAT they were singing was irrelevant.

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November 13, 2015

Outta the Past: Cantwell on Coffee and Competition

November 13, 2015/ Maureen Ogle

They're more territorial, for one thing, and with a hefty percentage of the world's urban street corners tenanted by a slavering green and white multinational competitor, you really can't blame them.

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Website of Maureen Ogle, author and historian. Books include Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer; In Meat We Trust: An Unexpected History of Carnivore America; and Key West: History of An Island of Dreams.

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