Even though the book officially drops on Tuesday, the 21st, it looks like Amazon.com
That’s a great beer to pair with it, too!
Have you spotted a copy of Bend Beer in the wild? If so, let me know about it or better yet, take a photo and post it to Facebook and tag the page!
The book will hit brick-and-mortar shelves on October 21, but if you’d like to order it online, Bend Beer is available for pre-order at the following sites:
Order direct from the publisher, and you can also select from the History Press’s entire catalog—particularly their American Palate series for beer of 34 other regional beer history titles.
And in addition to being available online at Powell’s, there is going to be a signing event at Powell’s in Portland on December 5! (Stay tuned for more details on that and other events.)
Buy now at one of the above links! Or if you would rather wait to buy a copy in person we’ll have a list of available locations where the book will be for sale soon.
Here’s the front cover of the book!
Featuring amazing photography from my friend Gina Schauland!
We have an official release date for the book from the publisher! Tuesday, October 21, 2014 is the day!
I turned in reviewed copy edits last week, and should be seeing publication proofs soon. And I’ve seen a sneak preview of the cover (not sure when I can share that yet), and it looks great!
So mark your calendar for October 21. Amazon and other online retailers should offer the book up for pre-order soon, and overall the book will retail for $19.99. Keep an eye out!
I’ll continue to post updates and will post the cover when I get approval.
I officially submitted the completed manuscript to my editor today! Now begins the next stage of the process, copyedits and proofing and all the fun stuff pre-publish. But, the majority of the heavy lifting (from my end) is done.
Welcome to the official site for the upcoming book Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon! I am very pleased to announce that I have been contracted by the History Press to write the book on the history of beer in Bend, as a part of the History Press’s American Palate series for beer. The book is targeted for a publication date of late summer 2014, and on this site I will be posting updates and details, tidbits and factoids, and other bits of miscellany and behind-the-scenes looks at writing the book.
Who am I? My name is Jon Abernathy and I’m a native Oregonian and long-time resident of Central Oregon—and a beer geek (or aficionado, if you prefer). I’m the owner/writer of the longest-running American beer blog, The Brew Site, as well as Hack Bend, an “insider’s guide” blog to Bend, Oregon.
Bend Beer should be similar in “flavor” to another recently-published History Press beer book, the excellent Portland Beer, by Pete Dunlop, as well as other books in HP’s American Palate series.
I’ve got a Facebook page set up for the book, and over the next few days will add other social media links as well. If you would like to contact me, you can fill out the contact form on this site or ping me on Facebook or other social media as it goes online.
Cheers!