The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal might just be the ideal novel to read during this holiday season as it’s filled with familial ties. Set in Minnesota, the novel features characters that could feel like your relative, neighbor or the people you grew up with.
Two sisters are estranged by an inheritance, and while one goes off to start a successful brewery, the other struggles to make ends meet. Years later, a granddaughter has the opportunity to learn the IPA brewing business from the ground up, becoming a family affair in unexpected ways.
Stradal was born and raised in Minnesota, so the authenticity will resonate with local readers as they follow this family through the decades and the twists and turns of the beer industry.
Raela Schoenherr works in marketing at a publishing company and is a lifelong lover of books and reading.
