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Writing Barons, Brewers, and Bootleggers: A Social History of Beer in Missouri resulted in leftovers – sentences, paragraphs, and passages that interested me – but didn’t make it into the manuscript, such as these literary and cultural notes on early 19th century German beer gardens in St. Louis.
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I headed to St. Louis to visit 4 Hands Brewing and Side Project Cellar and Brewing in mid-March. The two-day trip revolved around book research and interviews with brewery owners Kevin Lemp and Cory King respectively. After a long dreary winter, I needed to hit the road, connect with people, savor some good beer and food, and recharge my batteries for the remaining work on Barons, Brewers, and Bootleggers: A Social History of Beer in Missouri.
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