"The lanky hank of a she in the inn over there
Nearly killed me for asking the loan of a glass of beer;
May the devil grip the whey-faced slut by the hair
And beat bad manners out of her skin for a year."
I was one of 42 beer writers who contributed to this big 960-page book telling the stories of 1,001 world-famous beers. The book will be published March 23, but it's also available now for pre-order at Amazon.com.