Travels with Barley: A Journey Through Beer Culture in AmericaSimon and Schuster, 2007年11月1日 - 332 頁 Do beer yeast rustlers really exist? Who patented the Beer Goddess? How can you tell a Beer Geek from a Beer Nazi? Where exactly is Beervana? Does Big Beer hate Little Beer? Ken Wells, a novelist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and longtime Wall Street Journal writer, answers these questions and more by bringing a keen eye and prodigious reportage to the people and passions that have propelled beer into America's favorite alcoholic beverage and the beer industry into a $75 billion commercial juggernaut, not to mention a potent force in American culture. Travels with Barley is a lively, literate tour through the precincts of the beer makers, sellers, drinkers, and thinkers who collectively drive the mighty River of Beer onward. The heart of the book is a journey along the Mississippi River, from Minnesota to Louisiana, in a quixotic search for the Perfect Beer Joint -- a journey that turns out to be the perfect pretext for viewing America through the prism of a beer glass. Along the river, you'll visit the beer bar once owned by the brewer Al Capone, glide by The World's Largest Six Pack, and check into Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel to plumb the surprisingly controversial question of whether Elvis actually drank beer. But the trip also includes numerous detours up quirky tributaries, among them: a visit to an Extreme Beer maker in Delaware with ambitions to make 50-proof brew, a look at the murky world of beer yeast rustlers in California, and a journey to the portals of ultimate beer power at the Anheuser-Busch plant in St. Louis, where making the grade as a Clydesdale draft horse is harder than you might imagine. Entertaining, enlightening, and written with Wells's trademark verve, Travels with Barley is a perfect gift -- not just for America's 84 million beer enthusiasts, but for all discerning readers of flavorful nonfiction. |
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第 3 頁
... hard to think of any- thing (printable here) better than a cold beer on a warm day at the ballpark or the beach. I also had to confess that I came to this book with no more beer knowledge or tasting experience than that of your average ...
... hard to think of any- thing (printable here) better than a cold beer on a warm day at the ballpark or the beach. I also had to confess that I came to this book with no more beer knowledge or tasting experience than that of your average ...
第 9 頁
... hard to ignore; it's the Confederate flag. When she reaches, in a highly provocative gesture, to adjust the stars and bars of her top, a skinny, shirtless guy in baggy swimming trunks actually stops and salutes (though perhaps not the ...
... hard to ignore; it's the Confederate flag. When she reaches, in a highly provocative gesture, to adjust the stars and bars of her top, a skinny, shirtless guy in baggy swimming trunks actually stops and salutes (though perhaps not the ...
第 11 頁
... hard liquor concoctions like Lethal Mudslides can be had, is one of America's great beer joints. And this is one of America's great weekend beer spills. On a jam-packed Saturday night during the height of its summer tourist season, the ...
... hard liquor concoctions like Lethal Mudslides can be had, is one of America's great beer joints. And this is one of America's great weekend beer spills. On a jam-packed Saturday night during the height of its summer tourist season, the ...
第 17 頁
... hard pressed to sit still very long during what he called the "insanity of Mullet Week," where his duties veer between mule skinner and parade marshal. The Toss turns out to be the beer-soaked climax to an eight-day series of events ...
... hard pressed to sit still very long during what he called the "insanity of Mullet Week," where his duties veer between mule skinner and parade marshal. The Toss turns out to be the beer-soaked climax to an eight-day series of events ...
第 25 頁
... hard to spot a hand that didn't have a beer in it. The aroma of boiled crawfish filled the air—a serious beer association for me. I got in line and after about fifteen minutes snagged a Heineken, then started pushing my way through the ...
... hard to spot a hand that didn't have a beer in it. The aroma of boiled crawfish filled the air—a serious beer association for me. I got in line and after about fifteen minutes snagged a Heineken, then started pushing my way through the ...
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CHAPTER 3 | 42 |
ON THE ROAD AGAIN | 52 |
Slouching Toward Hannibal | 114 |
THE QUEST TAKES A SOUTHERN LURCH | 177 |
CHAPTER 13 | 190 |
ON THE ROAD AGAIN | 204 |
CHAPTER 15 | 217 |
A WRINKLE IN THE QUEST | 228 |
THE FINAL DIVERSION | 238 |
QUESTS | 252 |
EPILOGUE | 267 |
Notes on Sources | 275 |
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