Hops and History: American History and Folklore as Remembered by American Breweries and Beers

by Jim Dent

Overview

Hops and History

For decades, America's craft breweries have been memorializing important people, places and events from American history through the names of their breweries and beers. Hops and History is a collection of 275 stories from American history and folklore, all of which are inspired by breweries and beers from across the country.

• Features breweries, beers and stories from every U.S. State.
  
• Includes stories about important Native Americans, the Revolutionary War, America's westward expansion, military heroes, the Civil War, presidents, celebrities, scoundrels, lawmen, gunfighters, pirates, runaway elephants, supernatural roosters, (alleged) mysterious creatures... and much more!
  
• Some stories are heartwarming, some are terrifying, and some are so bizarre it is hard to believe they are actually true!
  
• A great book for those who love the U.S.A. or the craft brewing industry.
  
• All together, this collection takes the reader on a unique and insightful journey across the country while celebrating America's craft breweries and the United States of America!
  
• Sample pages and more can be viewed at www.hopshistory.com
  

Cheers!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781987099362
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	07/15/2019
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Jim Dent has spent the majority of his professional career working as a schoolteacher. He has attended a number of schools and holds degrees from both Penn State and Clemson University. He now lives in beautiful Boise, ID. Hops and History is his first book.

Editorial Reviews

02/03/2020

Dent shares the stories behind a host of craft beer names in this endearing encyclopedic survey. While Dent doesn’t share his criteria for selecting the breweries or their beers, readers will get drawn into stories such as that of Miss Fancy’s Tripel, a Belgian ale from Alabama’s Avondale Brewing Company named after a retired circus elephant; the exploits of gangsters such as Detroit’s Purple Hill Gang, for which the Atwater brewery named a pilsner; and Prohibition-era Atlantic City political boss Enoch “Nucky” Johnson (there’s a Nucky’s Empirial IPA from the Garden State Beer Company). Lawmen also make frequent appearances, such as the trio memorialized by Oklahoma City’s Three Guardsmen IPA, and Henry Plummer, a prolific killer turned sheriff turned criminal in Montana memorialized in a Gambler Amber. Fans of ephemera and regional U.S. history will have a field day with the profiles of places, such as Stiltsville, a tiny village outside Miami built entirely on stilts, and now home to the Concrete Beach Brewery. This deep dive into some zany American brewing history will spark a thirst in beer nerds. (Self-published)

Publishers Weekly

Dent shares the stories behind a host of craft beer names in this endearing encyclopedic survey ......readers will get drawn into stories such as that of Miss Fancy's Tripel, a Belgian ale from Alabama's Avondale Brewing Company named after a retired circus elephant; the exploits of gangsters such as Detroit's Purple Hill Gang, for which the Atwater brewery named a pilsner ......This deep dive into some zany American brewing history will spark a thirst in beer nerds.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-987-09936-2 - Publisher's Weekly