Author: Julie Johnson Bradford
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Urban Beer Legends
May 1, 2006 - Julie Johnson Bradford (ANYTOWN, USA) Two teenage sweethearts were recently parked at the local lover’s lane when the radio announced that a violent madman had escaped from a nearby asylum. This dangerous lunatic could be easily identified—by the prosthetic hook that replaced his right hand. To her boyfriend’s great frustration, the girl insisted that he take her home... View Article -
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300 Beers To Try Before You Die!
May 1, 2006 - Julie Johnson Bradford The bright yellow cover and bold red title seem almost un-British, but the contents are pure Protz. In his latest of many excellent books on beer, British writer Roger Protz gives us an authoritative but highly personal life list of great brews. Each receives a concise half page of history, brewing details and Protz’ insightful... View Article -
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Whiskey
May 1, 2006 - Julie Johnson Bradford I have both the pleasure and frustration of being one of Michael Jackson’s many editors. He is too much in demand as a writer and speaker, is always on the road, and I mentally call voodoo jinxes down on the other editors who are competing for his finished material when I am waiting for mine. -
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All Kinds of Families
November 1, 2005 - Julie Johnson Bradford Ultimate authority rests with the Father. The brewers are all brothers. But in these breweries, there are no blood relationships. -
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The Power of the Family Business
November 1, 2005 - Julie Johnson Bradford Family businesses are the norm, not the exception, especially when viewed across the long span of history. The family is the natural structure for the passing on of occupations, and as trades transmuted into businesses, the family was the natural institution for their inheritance. -
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When Beer Runs in the Family
November 1, 2005 - Julie Johnson Bradford It’s the middle of the nineteenth century, give or take a decade or two. You are an ambitious young man. James Watt’s steam engine and other inventions have already revolutionized the textile and ceramics industries. Industrialization has opened the door for ambitious young men like you to advance in the world without the traditional leverage... View Article -
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Beer: The Story of the Pint
September 1, 2005 - Julie Johnson Bradford Martyn Cornell’s engaging and serious book, Beer: The Story of the Pint, set me to wondering about this universally popular beverage and the cohort of people—neither producers of beer, nor solely consumers of beer—who want to study, write about, and read about the stuff. -
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Gastropubs and Fine Beer Dining, European Style
September 1, 2005 - Julie Johnson Bradford “We use the same fishmonger Gordon Ramsay does,” Mark Dorber says, not even trying to look modest. As the landlord of the White Horse at Parsons Green in West London, Dorber is well known for his cask-conditioned ales. But instead of acclaimed brewers, he is now using a three-star Michelin celebrity chef and culinary enfant... View Article