Dick Kreck (aka Mr. Beer), spoke about and signed copies of his new book Hell on Wheels the other night at the Tattered Cover Bookstore here in Denver. Kreck was a reporter and columnist for the Denver Post for many years until his retirement in 2007, and he still writes an occasional column about beers and brewpubs. Kreck's latest book is about the wild towns that sprung up along the tracks when the transcontinental railroad was being built. Among these wild towns are North Platte, Nebraska, and Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming. I have been to all three, and must say they are not quite so wild these days. They seem to have more cows than people. However, the brewpub phenomena has reached even these places. Can the internet be far behind?
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