This is no mere beverage, this glass of beer…. It is the grains of the earth growing in the ground under the blazing sun and the night mists of the plains girdling the planet, and of barley seed grown rich and golden. – Frederic A. Birmingham

Beer is sacred business, a mood-altering food substance that may have preserved the human species. To drink beer is to be human. – Alan D. Eames

Jack Wootton enjoys cooking, gardening, and long conversations accompanied by a well-brewed pint. – J. Aleksandr Wootton, “About the Author,” www.jackwootton.com