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Geoff Van Dyke, Susan Greene, Don Russell, Jim “Dr. Fermento” Roberts, Robinson Mills, Michael Pfohl, Christian Hattemer, and John Carlson for inside tips, assessments, and ideas. To Kevin Brooks for encouragement and help in my Pennsylvania touring. To John Foyston, Jeff Alworth, Fred Eckhardt, Lew Bryson, Lucy Saunders, Marisa Huff, Rachel Bleiweiss-Sande, Arianne Cohen, Bree O’Connor, and Lessley Anderson, thanks for advice and spreading the good word near and far, even to lofty critics who only drink light beer in Chinese restaurants. To James Andrew and Harvey Claussen of Zythos Project for the spark of our shiny new endeavor, and to Leon Yeh for teaching me how to market something after years of having no clue.

Amid the craft beer and restaurant industry, a mere sliver of names to thank personally for help on this project includes Dan Shelton, for being heroic, hilarious, and half-crazy, and the ingenious Tessa Shelton for keeping him that way. A very warm thanks to Tom Peters and Will Reed for showing me the City of Brotherly Love and bringing it truly alive for me; to Julia Herz and Charlie Papazian of The Brewers Association, for years of support and promotion, especially at the outset of my writing project. To Bill Covaleski, for running red lights when it matters. To Bill Owens, for paving the way. Christian Ettinger, and Van Havig for keeping Portland on its toes. The dear Charles and Rose Ann Finkel, Dave Brodrick and Alan Jestice of the amazing Blind Tiger, Mike Greenberg and Irene Hamburger, the late, great Ray Deter, Mike Wiley, Shaun Hill, Brendan “Spanky” Hartranft, Sang Yoon, Don Feinberg and Wendy Littlefield: thank you for sharing your establishments, your secrets, and your remarkable beer stories. To Phil Markowski, Larry Bennett, Craig Hartinger, Fritz Maytag, Geoff and Marcy Larson and Donovan Neal, Jim Meehan of P.D.T., Sean Z. Paxton, Ron Jeffries, Matt Dinges, Eric Michaud, Marty Jones, Ben Weiss, Jamie Smith, Jerald O’Kennard and Chad Wulff, Dan and Deb Carey, C.V. Howe and Adam Avery, Chris Cochran, Brian Butenschoen, Chris Crabb, Charlie Deveraux, Greg Koch, Katie Powell, Anne Sprecher, Carol Stoudt, Peter Zien, Shaun O’Sullivan, Tony Forder, Adam Carbonell, and Dr. Bill Sysak. To Kirk Kelewae and Will Guidara of the peerless Eleven Madison Park; to Tony Simmons, Morgan Miller, Dale Katechis, Ike Manchester, Mike Hale, Eric Wallace, Paul Long, Chad Kennedy, Rob Tod, Patrick Rue, Pat McIlhenney, Gary and Carol Fish, Steven Pauwels, Jamie Floyd, Brian Hunt, Tomme Arthur, Lee Chase, Nick Arsner, barn-burners Jim Koch and Sam and Mariah Calagione, Gabe Fletcher, Kevin Burton, John McDonald, Matthew Brynildson, Preston Weesner and Ron Gansberg of Cascade, Steve “Eske” Eskebeck, Greg Engert, Kirk Coco, Peter Caddoo, the Knott Brothers, “Heiner” Orlik, David Blossman, Sonny Day II, Taylor Rees, Will and Mari Kemper, the dapper Thor Cheston, Jimmy Carbone of the great Jimmy’s 43, Bill Opinsky, Alan Sprints, Sarah Pederson, Allison Wagner, Jennie Hatton, David McLean, Josh Schaffner, “Hutch” Hutchison, Marie Melsheimer, Constance Aguilar, Clayton Scrivner, Mark Jilg, Chris Swerzey, Kris Oyler, Chad Melis, Chris Quinn, Sandra Evans, Chris Nemlowill, Casey Parker, Chris Black, Bryan Simpson, Neill Acer, Brad Lincoln, Alana Jones, Mark Jilg, Scot Blair, Vinnie Cilurzo, Carol White, Mike Lawinski, Robert Hodson, Matt Cutter, Tomme Arthur, Garrett Marrero, Amanda Johnson, Volker Stewart, Shawn McCasland, Liz Melby, Ken and Brian Grossman, Chuck Stilphen, Bill Manley, Jamie Smith, Matthew Arata, Ron Lindenbusch, Alex Ganum, Adam Carbonell, Paul Gatza, Evan Rail, Julie Bradford, Jesse McCann, Amanda Hathaway, Ted Lane, Scott Vaccaro, Terry Usry, Jeffrey Stuffings, Julie Weeks, Ashley Hawkins, Ted Lane, Jess Cutler, Daves Welz and Thibodeau, Christina Clabbers, Kate Goldstein-Breyer, Max Gellman and too many others to list, for opening up your businesses and schedules.

For travel, logistical, promotional, and other forms of support along the way thanks to Jane and Michael Stern, the fabulous Colu Henry and