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TRAVELS WITH BARLEY: A Journey Through Beer Culture in America – Ken Wells, HCDJ

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Travels With Barley: A Journey Through Beer Culture in America by Ken Wells. From the 6th printing by Wall Street Journal / Free Press with 2004 copyright.

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From the Dust Jacket
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 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.

Publishing Info
Travels With Barley: A Journey Through Beer Culture in America by Ken Wells. From the 6th printing by Wall Street Journal / Free Press with 2004 copyright. The ISBN is 0-7432-3278-X. This hardcover book measures 9-1/2″ x 6-3/8″ and has 304 numbered pages, ending with the Index.

Condition
See photo. In very good condition overall with some lighter handling/storage on the good dust jacket. The boards and pages are as new. No names or markings. Stored in clean, smoke-free home.

Shipping
Generally sent the same day payment arrives. Unless you request otherwise, I will wrap the book in plastic wrap to help protect it from the elements, create a custom-made cardboard box to ship it in, and send via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation tracking. See the shipping page for the cost to send a two-pound Media Mail package. Insurance is an additional cost as described. I am delighted to combine postage and insurance costs if you purchase more than one item. The second item may travel for free or just a few cents more — so it’s worth taking a look at my other items before you complete your order.

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