Hey everyone! I hope your hump day treated you well. Today I’m going to share a really cool aspect of the life of an American icon that I just learned about in my history class this week and discuss the highs and lows of North Peak Brewing’s “Wanderer.”
North Peak emerged in Traverse City, Michigan, home now to many exciting microbreweries, in the late 1990s. Their Wanderer IPA is a great, sessionable ale. It pours a beautiful copper color and tastes quite hoppy. Not outstanding, but no glaring issues either. The biggest issue I have with this beer is that whenever I think of it, I get Dion’s “The Wanderer” stuck in my head! This would make an excellent shower beer.
Speaking of wandering, have you ever read Oh, the Places You’ll Go? Written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1990, is a popular gift for recent high school and college graduates due to its motivational subject matter and Seuss’s trademark upbeat rhyming style. His other books, including Green Eggs and Ham, *The Cat in the Hat*, and *Hop on Pop, *are still wildly popular. Many young people don’t know, however, about Seuss’s other, earlier work. During World War II, Seuss was the editorial cartoonist for a liberal New York newspaper. He drew over 400 political cartoons in 2 years! Hs cartoons were highly controversial, with some criticizing Lindbergh and other notable proponents of isolationism, while others portrayed all Japanese-Americans as traitors or spies. He was a supporter of President Roosevelt and later joined the army to write and illustrate propaganda films and posters.
Above is one example of Seuss’s cartoons criticizing Congress’s actions (or lack thereof). Below, I’ve attached what may be my favorite of his political cartoons.
Be sure to check back next week! I’ll have a post detailing my experiences at the Public House Brewing Co. Oktoberfest published on Sunday and a review of a very special barrel-aged stout towards the middle of the week.
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