After talking it through and getting the green light from her family, MarieClaire and Bob drove to Vermillion to pitch the idea to Ulrich and Gerrish. They were “in.” “Katey and Ed have been great to work with, and they have done such a great job of honoring Brooks’ legacy,” said MarieClaire. Putting XIX’s final touches on it, Badger Beer: Sun & Saddle had a beer release party and live poetry reading February 17 of 2024. Jon describes the event like an “indoor block party.” “There was a lot of socializing, poetry reading, and board games. It was not all about beer,” he said. In honor of Brooks, the beer was a collaboration with the Badger Clark Foundation , which is a non-profit supporting poetry and the arts in the name of South Dakota’s first poet laureate, Badger Clark .
"Brooks himself became totally hooked on Badger Clark, just like his dad." - KrisAnne Christenson
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