Drinking in Place or The Meaning of Beer
Drinking in Place is a collection of observations on pub and drinking culture. The plan behind this book is that I go to one pub, the same pub, Callahan's, frequently (once a week) and drink there. Then I come home and write about my observations. Simple? I hope it will be an entertaining and (at the same time) thought provoking examination of the pub and its role in our culture.
The text of Drinking in Place will be serialized during 2007 on A Good Beer Blog and reprinted a few days later on Catch & Release.
A print edition should be available in 2008. Send me an email if you want to be notified when the book is available.
Table of Contents
The links to the individual posts are to the reprinted versions archived on Catch & Relase.
- Welcome to Callahan's (published on 1/20/2007 on A Good Beer Blog)
- What Makes a Good Local or is Variety Realy the Spice of Life? (published on 2/3/2007 on A Good Beer Blog as "What Makes a Good Local?")
- Observations on the Evolution of Blue Point Toasted Lager on Tap (published on 3/23/2007 on A Good Beer Blog as "Drinking in One Place - Blue Point")
- Pub Culture Demographics and Differences (published on 3/30/2007 on A Good Beer Blog as "Bartalk and Other Games at Callahan's")
- Why go to the pub? (published on 4/5/2007 on A Good Beer Blog as "Why Do You Drink at a Pub?")
- A Chat with Pete Crusoe About Dubbels (a Catch & Release exclusive)
Cast of Characters
- Pete Crusoe
- the owner of Callahan's -- "Pete's a tall, wiring buy with a gray beard and a long braided pony tail."
- Stephanie
- the day time bartender -- 'Stephanie called into the back and asked someone the switch the keg. Within a few minutes a new keg of Blue Point Toasted Lager was on and she poured me the new pint and brought it to me. "It's on the house," she said.'
- Billy
- the evening bartender
- Reuben
- the weekend bartender
