Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:51 am
Ken Wells wrote a book called Travels with Barley where he travels down the Mississippi from Minnesota to New Orleans in search of the perfect beer joint. There are some side trips as well (Portland, a hop farm in Wisconsin, a homebrew event in Houston etc).
The book is basically about the beer culture in America, and as he visits numerous bars and researches beer culture, one common element he finds associated with all great beer joints is what he calls the beer goddess. She’s the cute bartender that keeps the regulars coming in almost as much as the beer. She’s the St Pauli Girl. She is one of the most vital cogs in completing the beer culture because without her, the beer culture becomes a sausage fest. The perfect beer goddess is beautiful and intelligent. Fun loving and funny. She’s the girl next door and the unattainable beauty at the same time. . . and she enjoys beer.
The BN has become the perfect virtual Beer Joint for many homebrewers, beer drinkers, and beer lovers, and Daniela is a perfect beer goddess. There will now be a large hole in the BN. Good luck Daniela, and good luck Justin and crew.
