Books, beer and barbarians

by Jerry Pournelle Started: June 24 Finished: June 30 Notes: Since I'm reading sci-fi of late, I thought I'd take a turn to some act...

Beer score: 6.0 Company:  Samuel Adams ABU:  4.5 IBU:  8  Apparently this beer is based upon an old Bavarian recipe that mixed beer with lem...

by John Varley Started: June 16 Finished: June 23 Notes: As sometimes happens to me, this is one of those books that's been haunting me ...

Beer score: 5.6 Company:  Samuel Adams ABU:  4.2 IBU:  7 Samuel Adams Light has existed for decades, but apparently they've retired that...

Early this year I wrote and self published 6 fantasy short stories and 2 novellas exclusive to Amazon, and exclusivity is not my usual. This...

Beer score: 6.7 I was disappointed to learn this one was no longer on the market, for I had enjoyed plenty of these back in the '90s whe...

by James Blish Started: June 14 Finished: June 16 Notes: These paperbacks were quite popular when I was a kid back in the 1970s, and despite...