Geography of Beer

Nancy Hoalst Pullen is a Professor of Geography and Geographic Information Sciences at Kennesaw State University. Holding a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Colorado at Boulder, she is the Editor-In-Chief of the journal Applied Geography, and has co-edited (with Mark W. Patterson) several books including Geotechnologies in Environmental Management (2010), The Geography of Beer: Regions, Environment and Societies (2014), and Urban Sustainability: Policy and Praxis (2016) (with Jay Gatrell and Ryan Jensen); further, she co-authored the National Geographic Atlas of Beer (2017). Nancy’s favorite beer is a Flanders Red, served at cellar temperature.  Mark Patterson is a Professor of Geography at Kennesaw State University. Holding a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Arizona, Mark has (co-)authored several publications on geospatial technology applications for environmental management and sustainability. In addition, he has co-authored numerous papers, chapters, and books on beer geographies, including the National Geographic Atlas of Beer (2017). Mark’s favorite beer is the one in his glass.

• Geographies of Beer.- Space and Control: Beer Shops in Downtown Yangon.- The Branding Geography of Surrey Craft Breweries.- The Rise, Fall and rise Again of Porter, The World's First Global Beer.- Poland: Polish Craft Beer Revolution (2011-2016) and the Brewing Landscape Evolution.- The Taste of Beers and the Physical Development of Brussels Between 1860 and 1914.- Planting the Seed: Contagious Innovation Diffusion of Craft Breweries in Florida Tumunu, the Bush Beer Tradition of Aitu, Cook Islands.- Low gravity on the Rise: A Sociocultural Examination of No/Low-Alcohol, “Session”, and “Near Beer” Across The Globe.- Microbrewers and Entrepreneurship in Mexico (WIP) Consumer Tastes and Preferences of Craft Beer in Mexico.- Craftbrewing and the Remapping of San Diego.- The Geographic Dispersion of Hops Production in the United States.- Italian Craft Beer and Their Local Identity.- Performance and Strategy of North American Small Cap Breweries.- The Political Economy of Craft Beer Festivals Heat, Hops, Hallertau: Exploring Economic Implications of Climate Change for the Value Chain of the German Beer Sector.- How Economic Development and Globalization are Changing the Geography of Beer.- The Neighborhood Ingredients of American Beer Geographies.- Brewing in the EU: Exploring the Diversity of Tastes and Systems Across the European Beer Industries.- Take Me Out to the Beer Game: Craft Breweries and Minor League Baseball.- A Midwestern Geography of Local Craft Beer Markets by Firm Type.- State Policy and the Geography of American Small Brewers.- Patchwork Quilt: An Examination of Beer Policies in Georgia.- Geospatial Aspects of Beer Laws in the United States.- Northern Aggression and the Tightening of the Belt.- Looking into The Crystal Stein.