The Buffalo, Pumpkin, and Hops: A History of Bill Owens and Craft Beer

摘要

The author Pat Walls takes the reader through the background and history of one of the early craft beer pioneers in the United States. While one of the early movers in the industry, Owens is little known by current craft-beer fans as he sold his breweries and magazines and exited the craft beer industry in 2001. However, Walls poses to the reader what do brewpubs, pumpkin ales, and punch-you-in-the-face hoppy DIPAs have in common? They were all introduced and popularized by Owens. Walls explores Owens' pioneering efforts as an innovative brewer, writer, publisher, entrepreneur, and advocate for fresh, flavourful beer. Readers will learn how Owens influenced generations of craft brewers and beer writers through founding Buffalo Bill's Brewery in 1983; the third post-Prohibition brewpub in the US, publishing two industry magazines, and brewing the first commercial pumpkin ale and the"bitterest beer in America," among other hop-soaked endeavors.