First Pour Early Release: Now Available for Purchase Online
The First Pour Early Release is live and available to purchase. 168 pages of history, memoir, and Guinness culture—the same edition from launch night. From Worcester to Waterford, this is a book about belonging and the ritual of a proper pint. Order via the Lulu bookstore links.
Pints and Power—First Pour Early Release—is now available to order in both Hardcover and Paperback through the Lulu bookstore.
What’s inside:
- 168 pages blending history, memoir, and Guinness culture—same edition we launched at this week’s event (just not signed or numbered)
- 11 Chapters weaving the story along a river of the black stuff
- The story of how an ordinary pint carries belonging, identity, and memory across oceans
- Voices from pubs and communities that shaped this project—Boland’s in Worcester to the Horse Shoe in Dublin, Ireland
Availability:
- Ships locally and purchased in local currency in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia (Lulu routes to the closest printer to keep shipping reasonable)
Why Lulu?
- Early access for the community while we prep wider distribution
- Quality print-on-demand with global fulfillment
- Your orders help fuel the next wave—events, interviews, and special content
A quick note:
- These are private links (not publicly listed), so feel free to share directly with friends who’d love this story—but they won’t find it by searching the store.
- Quick Links for sharing:
- Paperback: http://link.pintsandpower.com/paperback
- Hardcover: http://link.pintsandpower.com/hardcover
If you were at the Worcester launch, this is the same First Pour edition you held—just without the signed/numbered touches. If you couldn’t make it, consider this your invite to settle in with a pint and a good read.
Sláinte—and thank you for being here from the first pour.
—Mike
Moments from the Book Launch Event at Boland's in Worcester, Massachusetts on Tuesday, September 9, 2025
