Paul R. Kan is the author of Hawai’i Beer:  A History of Brewing in Paradise which was a North American Guild of Beer Writers’ award winner and a #1 new release on Amazon’s Books on Beer. He has written for Good Beer Hunting and is Editor-at-Large for The Beer Thrillers. Along with beer reviews, book reviews and interviews, he also writes about the unique ways beer intersects with people and society.  His current book project is Red, White and Brew: The Beers and Battles that Shaped America. He is a former craft brewery owner and is currently the beer and cocktail curator for a small bar and restaurant group in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.