Weekly 6-pack: Wolverine Beer

Description from http://www.wolverinebeer.com/

It's All About the Beer.

Here's your dilemma: You've busted your hump
all day and you want a cold beer. You'd love to
buy a local beer and support your state, but the
only beers brewed in Michigan are microbrews
that fill you up after one pint. Until now your
only other choice was to send your paycheck out
-of-state by drinking some corporate macrobrew
from St. Louis or Milwaukee (or, God forbid,
Canada).

Well, your pain is over. Now there's a real beer
that everyone in Michigan can be proud to drink.
A crisp, clean, ice cold lager that refreshes the
minute you taste it, but has the character to stand
up to a half pound burger. Wolverine Beer is real
Michigan beer. Drink Wolverine and let people
know what you stand for.

Ed Mcbain: The Mugger

Written in 1956, this is the second book in the 87th Precinct series. At just around 150 pages, this book packs quite a punch. Highly recommended!

Brownbag Monday

Black Tulip - Trippel Ale

description from http://newhollandbrew.com:

Mysterious, alluring and seductive, yet tantalizingly elusive; these are the storied characteristics of the Black Tulip.

Golden in color, Black Tulip Trippel is a delightful beer with a slightly sweet body. Its ester-laden character reveals an enigmatic dance between Belgian ale yeast and Michigan beet sugar, conjuring hints of bananas and rock candy. Its inviting flavor is complemented by a pleasing dry finish.

19.6° Plato, Alc. 9% by Vol.
Available in:
Pub Draught • 22 oz • Growler • Half Barrel • Sixth Barrel

Charles Bukowski: Post Office

This is a autobiographical account of Charles Bukowski's misadventures as a Post Office employee. I thought I would check out some of his books after reading Charlie Huston rave about them on his blog. The book spans his first stint as a carrier, his later years spent as a postal clerk, and then finally his resignation which led to the writing of this book.

Hardboiled Brooklyn

I must be excited about the upcoming Ken Bruen/Reed Farrel Coleman collaboration Tower. The last anthology I read was Dublin Noir edited by Ken Bruen on Akashic featuring a story by Reed Farrel Coleman - and now I just finished Hardboiled Brooklyn edited by Reed Farrel Coleman and featuring a story by Ken Bruen! This one is published by Bleak House and I was lucky enough to get this and another couple as a part of their FREE BOOK Christmas promotion. What I wasn't expecting was that this book and another one had autographs from several of the authors- and very unexpected bonus! My only complaint about this one, is that although it features many authors I was already familiar with, such as Peter Blauner and Jason Starr, there were no bios for the many authors I wasn't familiar with. I wish there would have been either a bio page or some author information with each story. It makes a little bit harder to track down the one's I liked....

Richard S Prather: The Peddler

This book is incredible - I had high expectations going in and it absolutely did not disappoint. This book literally had me hooked from page one to the very last word on the very last page. For one thing, Christa Faust, whose Hard Case novel Money Shot, blew me away last year, has sited Richard S Prather as the whole reason she signed on to Hard Case to begin with. I think if you liked Scorcese's Goodfellas you would love this book - which reminds me I've been meaning to track down the books that inspired that film and Casino. Interestingly enough, Richard S Prather was an avocado farmer at one point in his life, and an organic one at that- which although has nothing to do with this book, is yet another amazing reason why I've got to check out more about this guy.... I'm going to go back and check out his series books now, starring private eye Shell Scott... it's one of those books that got Christa Faust into Prather to begin with- and that's reason enough for me! What an amazing book to start the new year with.....

Artwork and tracklisting for Lonely Island's INCREDIBAD

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http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/node/148360

Incredibad CD:

01 Who Said We're Wack?
02 Santana DVX [ft. E-40]
03 Jizz in My Pants
04 I'm on a Boat [ft. T-Pain]
05 Sax Man [ft. Jack Black]
06 Lazy Sunday [ft. Chris Parnell]
07 Normal Guy (Interlude)
08 Boombox [ft. Julian Casablancas]
09 Shrooms (Interlude)
10 Like a Boss
11 We Like Sportz
12 Dreamgirl [ft. Norah Jones]
13 Ras Trent
14 Dick in a Box [ft. Justin Timberlake]
15 The Old Saloon (Mix Tape Edit) (Interlude)
16 Punch You in the Jeans
17 Space Olympics
18 Natalie's Rap [ft. Natalie Portman and Chris Parnell]
19 Incredibad

DVD:

01 Jizz in My Pants
02 Just 2 Guyz
03 Lazy Sunday [ft. Chris Parnell]
04 Ras Trent
05 Dick in a Box [ft. Justin Timberlake]
06 We Like Sportz
07 Space Olympics
08 Bing Bong Brothers