Charles Bukowski’s Love-Hate Relationship With American Beer

In his quasi-autobiographical novel “Ham on Rye,” the first drinks that young Charles Bukowski (written as his oft-alter ego “Henry Chinaski,” who inspired a bar in Glasgow) ever enjoyed were wine and whiskey. These are the two libations to which Bukowski mentions returning to throughout the bulk of his written works. Still, while Bukowski has earned a famous reputation as a drinker, he is not famed for being a discerning drinker. The poet was a self-proclaimed American beer fan as often as he was a self-proclaimed American beer hater — visiting the best breweries across the U.S. may have swayed him… read more >

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