by Stephen Hindy
Palgrave Macmillan 2014
272 pages Nonfiction
The Shortlist
I chuckled when the
publisher sent me a copy of The Craft Beer Revolution because of all my family,
I know the least about beer, and frankly have just developed a bit of a taste
for beer in my old age..
Stephen Hindy is the
owner of Brooklyn Brewery, and
his book tells the story of how he and a group of other brewers have
transformed the beer industry. Craft beers are now being made all over the
country. Even the major companies are now making craft brews as well as their
traditional mass-marketed beers.
The Craft Brew Revolution is well
written and well documented. It would be
an awesome Father's Day present for your favorite beer connoisseur.
My major disappointment
was that he didn't tell the story of Larry Bell, our local brewer, who began
the craft brew movement in Michigan and the Midwest with Bell's Beer. Quite
honestly, the biggest event of the year in Kalamazoo happens in March when
Bell's releases their Oberon. It's a huge downtown party! We have another big
brewing coming building a complex in downtown Kalamazoo--Arcadia Ales, which is
headquartered in Battle Creek Michigan.
I gave my copy to my
niece's husband who is the brew master at the Livery, a brew pub in Benton
Harbor Michigan. He will put it to much better use than I can, novice that I am.
If you are interested in Michigan Beer, here
is an article by John Gonzales and his search for the best Michigan brewery.
Cheers!
Breweries mentioned:
Bell's Brewery. http://bellsbeer.com/
Arcadia Ales. http://www.arcadiaales.com/
The Livery. http://liverybrew.com/
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