by Pete Dulin | Aug 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sloane Dominick got her dream job at Kansas City Bier Company in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 14, better known as Valentine’s Day. Less than four months later, she worried about how a major life change might affect her career. Previously, Dominick worked...
by Pete Dulin | May 30, 2018 | Blog
To celebrate the release of Expedition of Thirst, author Pete Dulin contacted and collaborated with seven Kansas City breweries featured in the travel guidebook. Each brewery will make a limited-release beer and host a beer + book release party at their taproom...
by Pete Dulin | Apr 15, 2018 | Blog
Thirty minutes past two in the birth of today. Unreal Ocean, a selection from a white noise generator app on my phone, fails to lull me to a deep sea sleep. I stir and tumble out of bed like a clumsy gymnast impressing no one with my floor routine. Hunger tugs. I...
by Pete Dulin | Feb 19, 2018 | Blog
A couple years ago, author Pete Dulin hit the winding roads of eastern Kansas and western Missouri in his red Ford Focus. He visited 150 wineries, distilleries, and breweries to research his fourth book, a travel guide titled Expedition of...
by Pete Dulin | Feb 13, 2018 | Blog
“When Kansas Was America’s Napa Valley” is the title of an essay I wrote for the series What It Means to Be American, a project by The Smithsonian and Arizona State University in conjunction with Zócalo Public Square. Los Angeles-based...
by Pete Dulin | Feb 8, 2018 | Blog
Recently, I taught a program titled Social Media for Writers at The Woodneath Center, part of the Mid-Continent Public Library system. The entry-level course provided a survey of social media platforms and basic techniques for writers to use them. In the list of...
by Pete Dulin | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog
I took this photograph at Lawrence Beer Company in late November while I was sampling beers and taking notes for a story. At the moment, I was killing time between beers and took various shots of the tasting room. My attention drifted back to these three guys on my...
by Pete Dulin | Dec 12, 2017 | Blog
In a recent “Tap List” beer column on Flatland, I wrote about a beer cocktail, the Hot Worty, served at Brewery Emperial on brewing days. Similar to a hot toddy, a hot worty (also known as a Hot Scotchy) is made with fresh warm wort from the brewery kettle...
by Pete Dulin | Nov 22, 2017 | Blog
There are a number of independent breweries, wineries and distilleries across Kansas and Missouri. Author Pete Dulin has been to more than 150 of them in the course of researching his new book, Expedition of Thirst. Kansas Public Radio commentator Rex...
by Pete Dulin | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog
I’m excited to share the cover for Expedition of Thirst: Exploring Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries across the Heart of Kansas and Missouri. Any guesses on where this photo was taken? Hint: It was shot in Missouri. Published by University Press of...
Expedition of Thirst
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Kansas City Beer: A History of Brewing in the Heartland
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