Works
From Oshkosh to Oak Park — The Latest Chapter in the Saga of Peoples Beer
May 5, 2021
This piece written for Good Beer Hunting brings the story of Peoples Beer to the present with the relaunch of the brand many miles from its birthplace.
Beer for the People — How Wisconsin’s First Black-Owned Brewery Took on the Entire Beer Industry
July 29, 2020
This piece for Good Beer Hunting tells the story of the first Black-owned brewery in Wisconsin and its struggles amidst systemic racism and industry pressures.
A New Era of Craft Beer in Milwaukee
May18, 2020
This article written for craftbeer.com brings the past to the present in Brew City. When Milwaukee's oldest craft brewery, Sprecher Brewing Company, changed ownership in early 2020, it launched the brewery and the city into a new era.
Everything Old is New Again — The Not-So-Novel Business of Beer Tourism in Old Milwaukee
March 5, 2020
This piece written for Good Beer Hunting shows how the marketing and promotional tricks of breweries today is rooted in the pre-prohibition attempts of the big Milwaukee breweries to gain drinkers through lavish attractions.
Images of America - Stevens Point Brewing Company
November 25, 2019
This pictorial history book through Arcadia Publishing tells the story of the fifth-oldest brewery in the United States. Perservering through prohibition and industry consolidation, Stevens Point Brewing Company shows how a small Wisconsin town rallied to keep their brewery afloat.
Peoples Brewing Company - African American Entrepreneurship in the Civil Rights Era
Summer/Fall 2019
This peer-reviewed article for Voyageur Magazine highlights the systemic struggles of Wisconsin's first Black-owned brewery.