Marginalia

August, 2007

FROM AN ARTICLEby Christopher Mark O'Brien in Green Living magazine: "Beer is the well-spring of my hope. It's not that I am sim­ply drunk on the fleeting kind of optimism that comes from imbibing good beer. I am optimistic because the craft-brewingmovement is steering so­ciety toward sustainabil-ity. Brewers are perfect­ing solutions to the global social and environmental problems we face today. The act itself, of drinking good beer, does contrib­ute to my generally cheer-ful outlook, but...