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3 liters of Shakespeare Stout for my birthday.

My interest in craft beer originated when I was 18. After obtaining a fake ID, I started purchasing quality imports and craft beers from Dominic's Liquor in Fresno, California. By the time I turned 21, I had already sampled over 300 different beers. I didn't get interested in visiting breweries until after I was given my first Army assignment at Ft. Lewis, Washington. On the drive there from Fresno, I stopped at Ft. Bragg, California for the evening. Next to my motel was the nationally renowned North Coast Brewing Company, where I purchased a Cooper's map of breweries in the Pacific Northwest. From there my quest began: I've visited almost every single location in Washington and Oregon, plus scores more all over the US. I've also sampled over 3500 different beers from 47 states and 69 countries.

I studied the beer industry in college at Washington State University-Vancouver for my bachelor's degree and Western Washington Unversity in Bellingham for my master's studies. My main focus of research covers mostly the social history of the beer industry in the Pacific Northwest; however, I have delved into the greater United States and the evolution of the pre-craft period to our current renaissance. So far, I have written several historical and political science articles about the industry, including:

-The Washington Brewers Guild as a Trade Association
-Prohibition in Portland and Oregon
-From Beer Garden to Beer Festival: A Historical Narrative of the Evolution of the American Beer Garden to the Creation of the Craft Beer Festival
-A Guide to Beer Enthusiasm in the Pacific Northwest
-Craft Beer Identity
(Click on any of the above titles to read them)

My favorite styles of beer are stouts, IPAs, rye ales, wheat beers, pilsners, imperial versions of most beers, and any style modified with a high hop content. I also brew!

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