Whaddya’ know… a package from University of Minnesota Press arrived at my house today. I almost ordered a copy myself, but figured I’d hold off.
HOLY SHIT!
IÂ have some reading to do tonight! I should stop typing now, but I feel it’s my duty to tease you and let you know that I’ve got a six-question interview with Doug that’s all but ready to post. I just have to make it pretty.
HOT DAMN!
I need to go read now. This book is huge and most likely amazing!
I paged through it today at work–very nice! The only bad part was seeing how many breweries I’ve closed in the past 11 years!
Seriously though, Doug did a fantastic job. Every beer lover in Minnesota should pick up a copy.
Lots of cool stuff in the book… from history to recent history… i.e. I didn’t realize that BOTH Hoops brothers had worked at Fitger’s Brewhouse. Interesting.
It’s an awesome book all right. I was expecting your usual small-press work but I was really surprised. It was cool flipping to the back and seeing all the old breweries. If anything it sure does show that somebody with some skills can make a living brewing beer just about anyplace in the state.
Since, obviously, it’s been done before.
I’d like to see this done with every state of the Union- that would be cool!
I’m reading “Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota” right now and I am enjoying it! It is a well-written, superbly-crafted book.
You guys gonna be going to the book signing?
It’s not only a very well written and organized book, but Doug is a true historian, placing beer and Minnesota in it’s proper context of the entire U.S. and world events. And, it’s not just a litany of facts and information, but a synthesis of mammoth amounts of information that I would never read myself but appreciate Doug’s work to bring it to light.
If you haven’t gotten it, do it–you’ll be buying it someday as a “must have” in a beer library.
Sounds excellent, is it available at most local book stores?
Anyone goto the book release and signing at Summit on Thursday?