“Easily one of the best programs we have had at the library...ever!”
overview
Go behind the scenes and beyond the taprooms with State of Craft Beer Author & Photographer Matthew Janzen. His presentation will take you down the path that compelled him to quit his job so he could travel to breweries, and how that journey led him to meet farmers, artists, scientists, virtually all walks of life and businesses that are benefiting from craft beer's astronomical growth. Even if you’re not a fan of craft beer, you will be captivated by the trends he discovered while driving over 30,000 miles to explore the economic impact of this booming industry. Learn how breweries are strengthening their communities, and how the importance of that story became a book.
(4/4/2019) Random stop at The Brewing Projekt (Eau Claire, WI)
Minneapolis, MN
Thu, Apr 4 | 7pm
PRESENTATION @ Magers & Quinn Booksellers
Beer: LynLake Brewery (after)
PRESENTATION @ Wabasha Public Library
Beer: Back Alley Brewing Company (after)
Wabasha, MN
FRI, Apr 5 | 6pm
(4/6/2019) Planned stop at Island City Brewing Company (Winona, MN)
(4/6/2019) Random stop at Potosi Brewing Company (Potosi, WI)
(4/8/2019) Recommended stop at SingleSpeed Brewing Company (Waterloo, IA)
(4/9/2019) Recommended stop at Robbers Cave, wayyy below Blue Blood Brewing Company (Lincoln, NE)
LINCOLN, NE
TUE, Apr 9 | 7pm
PRESENTATION @ ZIPLINE BREWING COMPANY
Beer: Zipline Brewing Company (during) 😀
(4/9/2019) Recommended stop at White Elm Brewing Company (Lincoln, NE)
(4/10/2019) Recommended stop at Central Standard Brewing (Wichita, KS)
WICHITA, KS
WED, Apr 10 | 7pm
PRESENTATION @ Watermark Books & Cafe
Beer: TBD (after, maybe during, possibly before)
(4/10/2019) Recommended stop Norton’s Brewing Company (Wichita, KS)
(4/11/2019) Random stop at Boulevard Brewing Company (Kansas City, MO)
St. Louis, MO
THU, Apr 11 | 7pm
PRESENTATION @ Earthbound Beer
Presented by The Novel Neighbor
Beer: Earthbound Beer (duh)
(4/11/2019) Random stop at Urban Chestnut Grove Brewery and Bierhall (St. Louis, MO)
(4/12/2019) Planned stop at Peace Tree Brewing Company (Des Moines, IA)
Des Moines, IA
FRI, Apr 12 | 7pm
PRESENTATION @ Mistress Brewing Company
Presented by Plot Twist Bookstore
Beer: flowin’ while words are spewin’
(4/12/2019) Random stop at Confluence Brewing Company (Des Moines, IA)
(4/12/2019) Planned stop at El Bait Shop (Des Moines, IA)
(4/13/2019) Random stop at Backpocket Brewing Company (Coralville, IA)
“A COFFEE TABLE BOOK THAT’S IMPRESSIVE BOTH IN- AND OUTSIDE ITS HANDSOME LEATHER COVER.”
About the book
State of Craft Beer is a unique journey through the beer-making process, following raw products as they make their way from fields and factories, through breweries, and into our glass. The pages — filled with photos, stories, and slices of everyday life — weave a tale of passionate, hard-working people who care about the communities they live in.
“It was fun to be young again.”
ABOUT THE Presenter
Passionate, engaging, filled with fun facts, and that’s all before he starts drinking beer. Matthew Janzen hails from small town Wisconsin, and landed in Wisconsin’s biggest town, but he’s currently somewhere else in the Midwest, spreading the good word about great beer.
