Dick Cantwell 74F is a writer and pioneer in American Craft Brewing. He co-founded Elysian Brewing Company in Seattle in 1996 and was named Large Brewpub Brewmaster of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival three times, as well as receiving the Russell Schehrer Award for innovation and excellence in brewing. He has published four brewing-related books, but these days is back to writing fiction. He lives in San Francisco and western Sonoma County.