A heartfelt epistle written with passion and grace. Grab a copy, grab a beer, and prepare to be entertained -Stephen Beaumont, Author of A Taste for Beer "A wonderful, fun tribute to our vibrant pub" -Stephanie Stuckey Benfield, Georgia, House Representative. "If you've ever loved a beer joint, you will love this book" -Hollis Gillespie, Author of Trailer Trashed Love at the Pub is the true story of a small southern town's love for its friendly beer pub. When three bootstrapping young men opened the visionary Brick Store Pub in 1997 on the commercial square of Decatur, Georgia, the neighborhood was smitten. Economic renaissance and properly poured pints swept the city as a unique culture began to grow inside this relaxed, community-minded pub. Love at the Pub is an intimate sharing of a warm mystique that brims with world class beer, authentic conversation, staff parties, and community celebrations-including a few marriages and a start-up church. The Brick Store's perfect timing with Decatur's growth and the craft beer wave explosion made it a local darling, a venerated national star, and a valued "third place" that thrives to this day. Stories from inside these historic red brick walls *How the Brick Store became rated the #2 beer bar on planet Earth *What local building used to sit on the site of 125 E Court Square *How the Georgia beer law fight was won (and who to thank) *Why the second floor bar makes you swear you're in Europe
Mary Jane Mahan is a creative writer and an inspirational storyteller. As a teenager, she wrote poems under the moon. Today she serves as a mirror for healing, love, and joy through writing, acting, speaking, and producing.
A native Philadelphian, Mary Jane took root in the South in 1994 after arriving to earn a masters degree in speech communication from the University of Georgia. She moved from Athens to Decatur, Georgia, in June 1997 and put her degree to work on the floor of the Brick Store Pub as the tenth hired employee. It was a grand way to spend eighteen months, full of wonder and love reminiscent of her family's kitchen table. She loves living in Decatur and frequents the Pub often in search of the latest and greatest offering of India Pale Ale beer.
Mary Jane has used her writing and speaking talents as public health media specialist, copywriter, entrepreneur, actor, and fundraiser for worthy causes. She proclaimed herself an artist when she turned thirty-five and is grateful to report that she's never been the same. Her three lazy house cats beg to differ.
As a former server, Mary Jane touched many lives with her smile. As a writer, she illuminates minds and awakens hearts to life's potential by telling stories that reveal the essence of power, freedom, and grace. Her work has been published in the best selling anthology Audacious Creativity: 30 Ways to Liberate Your Soulful Creative Energy-and How It Can Transform Your Life.
To find our more about Mary Jane's current projects or inquire about books, speaking engagements, and other matters, or just to say hello, contact her at www.maryjanebrain.com or www.loveatthepub.com.
