The Brass: It's a bit of England where good companionship is the order of the day

By Robert P. Wright and Matthew J. Barron

The Brass is the story of the birth and growth of a real and rare world-famous jewel, cut and polished by time and people, lodged in the midst of the Northern Willamette Valley in Portland, Oregon. This authentic public house, with deep British roots, became the cathedral of Oregon's craft beer revolution, the publican its archbishop. It is a warm place with real British soul where good companionship is the order of the day and the best beer on earth welcome everyone. This pub has been twinned for nearly three decades with the Prince of Wales, an historic London pub in the Borough of Merton. The story is a journey through time with people from two countries, primarily a summary of the individual oral histories of the principals, supplemented by research. In the main, it is about the pub's events and people, their history, their character and their motivations, which are the soul of this pub. The Brass is a story inspired by and based on the interviews of others who were involved in and had touched the life of the pub, to the best that their memories recalled. (Accuracy in the reporting of historical information by a bunch of drinkers after 20+ years cannot and should not be expected - comment from an interviewed, longtime regular.)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578131412
• ISBN13: 9780578131412
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Wright Stuff Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 21 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary