Tap Into Books is a bi-monthly Burns Family Artisan Ales book club to draw on your beeriest instincts.
Meet online (via Zoom) or in person at the taproom for an hour, second Tuesdays, every other month. Our book list includes fun reads -- novels with brewery settings, beer adventures, irreverent histories of beer, biographies of beer folks, beer nonsense.
Meeting #1: Tuesday December 8, 2020. Book: The Lager Queen Of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal.
This month's beer pairing for the book is our Commonalities, a 5.5%abv lagered ale, an easy-drinking beer to crush while you read.
$18/person. Eventbrite fees not included.
Book procurement is your responsibility -- kindle and paperback versions are readily available.
Book reviews:
“This charmer of a tale is a loving ode to the Midwest, the power of persistence and, perhaps above all, beer. . . Warm, witty and–like any good craft beer–complex, the saga delivers a subtly feminist and wholly life-affirming message.”
—People Magazine
“This generous spirit makes The Lager Queen of Minnesota a pleasure to read and the perfect pick-me-up on a hot summer day.”
—Washington Post
“Delightfully intoxicating. . . will make you smile with its droll humor, and its poignant moments will stop you to reread and confirm that they are really that good. In beer-geek slang, Stradal’s novel is ‘crushable’ — easygoing, well-balanced, super-drinkable with tons of flavor … and will make you go back for more.”
—USA Today