Get Hopped - My Global Search For The Holy Ale

"I believe life can be spent living from the inside out, or the outside in. In a world constrained by rules and convention, I thrive on new experiences to feel a sense of freedom. People want to connect with me because I share their sense of discovery. I exist to discover new experiences to break free from convention. Frontiers are meant to be conquered. The new frontier is the land of unrealized potential, of dreams, of rich reward, just waiting to be grasped. But new frontiers go hand-in-hand with great risk. Exciting, but challenging in equal measure. To be a new frontiersman takes guts and conviction. It's about following your heart. and doing your own thing, conquering your fears, and stepping off the beaten path. It's about doing what you believe in, not simply being rebellious. It takes determination, straight-talking, and being honest with yourself. Sharing a drink with a local, learning new cultures, reveling in the outdoors, and traveling is what I love. They connect me with friends over an experience. I will share my thirst for adventure with an audience that cares about following a different path, and take them on a journey of discovery."

"As a professional athlete, making the move from a sports career, to the next phase of your life, can be a daunting challenge. When EWAN PORTER no longer wants the daily rigidity, and routine, of professional golf, a lot of people don’t understand why he is possibly giving up “the dream,” particularly when he is so very talented. However, talent can take a person only so far, and once the enthusiasm is gone, it can potentially have devastating consequences. Happily, Ewan is blessed with numerous skill sets which have already helped him publish one book, commentate at several professional golf tournaments all over the world, and in early 2014, host a “web series” for the Travel Channel, presenting the up swell in the craft beer industry within the United States. If you are at all interested in beer, or travel, you should read Ewan’s guide to beer around the world. In writing this book, Ewan is not targeting a particular demographic, rather he is merely trying to share his knowledge of, and passion for beer, with like-minded individuals to emphasize how people should not be constrained by their own boundaries. Ewan Porter is a passionate man, and, unlike a lot of people, he cares deeply about more than one thing. Ewan is passionate about all things beer. He is also passionate about traveling. In an effort to combine these two passions into one great adventure, Ewan is determined to sample at least one new beer every day during 2013. He travels all over the world to accomplish his out-sized goal. What an amazing adventure! And with the remarkable and beautiful pictures that he intersperses throughout the book, which documents his journey, the reader feels like they are along for the ride with Ewan. Come along on this most spectacular expedition! Bon voyage!"

Ewan Porter spent 12 years traveling the globe, competing as a professional golfer, winning tournaments in Australia and the United States, as well as competing in three British Open championships. In 2012, Ewan published an eBook on the rigors of life as a professional athlete, exposing the hardships, and sacrifices that are made in order to succeed. In more recent times, Ewan has made a gradual, and successful foray into the world of television. From commentating at professional golf tournaments, to filming a "web series" for travelchannel.com in the United States on the craft beer explosion, Ewan's horizons have been broadened. Throughout 2013 and 2014, Ewan circumnavigated the globe in the pursuit of learning all about the world of beer, and attempting to find "the holy ale."