Overview
From drinking moonshine in West Virginia to hitting every street in the U.S. that allows open containers, your life list just got a whole lot more fun. -- OutsideOnline.com WINNER! - Gold Medal - PubWest Design Awards - Silver Medal - Independent Publisher Book Awards - Bronze Medal - INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards. Let's face it: America's alcohol laws are confusing. What's true for one state is rarely true for its neighbor. In The Field Guide to Drinking in America author Niki Ganong has mixed together a survey of each state's history with alcohol along with the current laws of the land, expertly blending it with the right amount of humor and sass to make it go down easy. Find out when bars make last call. Know how packaged liquor, beer and wine are sold in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Plan ahead for the Sunday blue laws that can throw off your tailgate party. This book keeps thirsty travelers informed when they cross a state line and armchair travelers entertained as they consider the complexity and variety of state laws enacted since the repeal of Prohibition.
Full Product Details
Author: Niki Ganong ,
Cole Gerst
Publisher: Overcup Press
Imprint: Overcup Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9780983491729
ISBN 10: 0983491720
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 21 April 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Book
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
The United States may as well be 50 separate countries when it comes to regional drinking customs and the laws that govern alcohol sales. Ganong shows you how to make the most of a night in or out on the town, no matter where your travels lead you. Jim Meehan, author of The PDT Cocktail Book
If you love to think and drink as much as I do this book is for you. Loads of history and interesting and useful cultural tidbits about booze and boozing it up red, white, and blue style. Liz Crain, co-author Toro Bravo: Stories. Recipes. No Bull and author of Food Lover s Guide to Portland The United States may as well be 50 separate countries when it comes to regional drinking customs and the laws that govern alcohol sales. Ganong shows you how to make the most of a night in or out on the town, no matter where your travels lead you. Jim Meehan, author of The PDT Cocktail Book This book is the puzzle piece that has long been missing from drinking in America. A joy to read and an impressive mountain of knowledge to unearth. Jeffrey Morgenthaler, author of The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique
Author Information
Niki Ganong is a food and drink writer from Portland, Oregon. She is a frequent contributor to epicurean publications and often judges beer competitions. This is her first book. Cole Gerst is a multimedia graphic designer and the author and illustrator of the book Buckminster Fuller: Poet of Geometry.
