Land of Amber Waters

"Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota." This is a book that I got for Christmas that I have to give a quick mention. This book was written by Doug Hoverson, a teacher at a private high school in St. Paul. He took a year off and partially funded by Summit and Schell, he researched for this book. The end result is amazing, an extremely well researched book with a huge amount of beautiful pictures. Doug starts with the first settlers in Minnesota and takes it up to today. There are amazing picutres of old family breweries, taverns and a great collection of vintage labels. He discusses a lot about the history of small town brewing and the effect of the industrial age. He worked closely with the historical society and looked at a lot of local records. To me the level of research is really impressive. Bottom line is, from what I've read, this book would be great for anyone interested in the history of brewing. If you are familiar with Minnesota, it makes it that much cooler, but I think it would be interesting regardless.