Taproom Artifact: Mark Twain Portrait

We believe there is no author in American Literature more iconic than Mark Twain. Born Samuel Clemens, Twain’s best known for writing the classics Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn. But, Mr. Twain has an infinite number of layers to his life’s journeys. Not only did he serve on steamboats floating down the Mississippi River, but he also worked in Nevada as a silver miner and as a journalist in San Francisco. Twain was also known for his many close friends. Among them were his next door neighbor, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and the famed abolitionist, Frederick Douglas. However, his closest friend was the uniquely talented inventor, Nikola Tesla. Tesla and Twain spent a tremendous time in Tesla’s lab and Twain counts three patents to his name. In 1909, Thomas Edison visited Twain at his home in Redding, Connecticut and filmed him. This footage was used in The Prince and the Pauper (1909) and is the only known film of Twain.

We’re so captivated by Mark Twain that we named our Amber Ale for this iconic author.