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Happy Hour

Beer-Themed Crosswords, Word Searches, Sudoku, Mazes, Quizzes, Brainteasers, and Trivia

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By Patrick Merrell

By Helene Hovanec

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On Sale
May 4, 2027
Page Count
144 pages
Publisher
Storey
ISBN-13
9798897080717

Price

$9.99

Price

$12.99 CAD

Format

Trade Paperback

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Put your beer knowledge and word game skills on tap with this engaging collection of puzzles, quotes, fun facts, and trivia about your favorite brews.

From lagers and pale ales to porters and stouts, there’s a type of beer for everyone—and the same goes for word games! This collection includes a variety of beer-themed crosswords, word searches, sudoku, acrostics, mazes, quizzes, and more from renowned puzzle makers and authors Patrick Merrell and Helene Hovanec. With 40 original puzzles and fun facts about the history of beer and brewing, this book offers endless entertainment for every beer enthusiast.

Genre:

  • Nonfiction
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  • Games & Activities Puzzles

Patrick Merrell is a cartoonist, puzzle maker, and author whose work has appeared in hundreds of publications. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times crossword, the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and the World Puzzle Championship, and was twice nominated for the National Cartoonists Society’s Silver Reuben Award for Variety Entertainment. His puzzle books include Coffee Break, Bird Brainteasers and Barnyard Games & Puzzles. He lives in Pineville, North Carolina. Find him online at patrickmerrell.com.


Helene Hovanec is the author of many puzzle books, including Barnyard Games & Puzzles and Coffee Break. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Patrick Merrell

About the Author

Patrick Merrell is a cartoonist, puzzle maker, and author whose work has appeared in hundreds of publications. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times crossword, the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and the World Puzzle Championship, and was twice nominated for the National Cartoonists Society’s Silver Reuben Award for Variety Entertainment. His puzzle books include Coffee Break, Bird Brainteasers and Barnyard Games & Puzzles. He lives in Pineville, North Carolina. Find him online at patrickmerrell.com.

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helene-hovanec

Helene Hovanec

About the Author

Helene Hovanec is the author of many puzzle books, including Barnyard Games & Puzzles and Coffee Break. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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