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Pete Dulin’s culinary travel journal of eating and drinking near and far.
Writing well involves continual learning. That reminder smacked me in the back of the head after receiving pointed but helpful feedback on the first draft of my book manuscript.
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When I shot this photograph of The Big Rip Brewing Company co-owner and head brewer Bri Burrows in May of 2019, I didn’t know the importance of the image. Burrows and guest brewer Damon Arredondo worked on a collaboration beer that day. I visited and chatted about industry news, just another day in the brewhouse. Fast forward six years later. Big Rip closed on July 26, 2025, ending its 12-year run. The photograph reminded me: Writing about history both documents and provides context to the story of people and the times they lived in, a main goal of Barons, Brewers, and Bootleggers: A Social History of Beer in Missouri.
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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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A full house of craft brewers, brewery and beer industry workers, and beer lovers gathered for Brewers Read Mean Reviews at River Bluff Brewing in Kansas City’s River Market.
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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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