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Reincarnated as a Brewer (Against My Better judgement) [Book 1 Complete]

Reincarnated as a Brewer (Against My Better judgement) [Book 1 Complete]

by Julian Merrow

Portal Fantasy / IsekaiComedyAdventureDramaFantasySlice of LifeLow FantasyPortal Fantasy / IsekaiProgressionKingdom BuildingComedyMale Lead
Rising Stars:Drama #49Comedy #50Historical #2Adventure #50Fantasy #50
Shadow rank ~1295–1375 in Drama↓148

Alric wakes up in another world with all the usual assumptions already in place: a sword, a system menu, and the quiet expectation that he’ll start acting like a hero. He doesn’t. Instead, he starts paying attention. Coins circulate too long to make sense. Measurements are imprecise. Beer is sour, but everyone drinks it anyway. Magic exists, but no one can explain why it works when it does, because it usually works well enough. As Alric tries to find his footing, he brings with him habits from a more systematic world: watching how things are done, tracking what’s missing, and assuming that inconsistencies point to underlying rules. Sometimes they do.Sometimes they reveal reasons things were never “fixed” in the first place. This is a slow-burn isekai about logistics, brewing, and learning what happens when methodical thinking collides with a society that functions, imperfectly, on its own terms. Progress is possible.Improvement is not always welcome.What to expect:Slow burn observation with show rather than tell. A methodical, craft-focused fantasy about brewing, trade, and the consequences of practical innovation.A blend between cozy slice-of-life and small business starting up in a new ecoscape.This is a methodical progression story rather than a combat-focused one.Less dungeon crawling. More ledgers, fermentation, and the occasional economic incidentPLEASE NOTE. This Novel is only available here and on Spacebattles. If found anywhere else, it is stolen.

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OverviewEngagementProseChapters
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Favorites
298
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FVR
0.74%
Rating
4.64
Ratings
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RS Days
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Total Chapters
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Chapter Analysis
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1Chapter 1: Meeting God0----
2Chapter 2 - Breathe0----
3Chapter 3 - Places, lacking one0----
4Chapter 4 - Landings0----
5Chapter 5 – Domestics0----
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7Chapter 7 - The Smith0----
8Chapter 8 - Merchants0----
9Chapter 9 - Buoyancy0----
10Chapter 10 - Observe0----
11Chapter 11 - Null Investigation0----
12Chapter 12 - Drift0----
13Chapter 13 – Magical bureaucracy0----
14Chapter 14 – Cooper0----
15Chapter 15 - Curbs0----
16Chapter 16 – Process0----
17Chapter 17 – Meeting Stromni0----
18Chapter 18 – Trial0----
19Chapter 19 – Brew day0----
20Chapter 20 - Water0----
21Chapter 21 – Batching0----
22Interlude 1 - Taking a peek0----
23Chapter 22 – Adventurers0----
24Chapter 23 – Hard costs0----
25Chapter 24 – Motion0----
26Chapter 25 - Staff0----
27Interlude Two – Mara and Hal0----
28Chapter 26 – Pressure0----
29Chapter 27 - Weight0----
30Chapter 28 – Scratches0----
31Chapter 29 – Downtime.0----
32Chapter 30 – Apples0----
33Chapter 31 – Adventurers Guild0----
34Chapter 32 – Plans.0----
35Chapter 33 – Festival, Day One.0----
36Chapter 34 – Festival, Day two0----
37Chapter 35 – Contracts0----
38Chapter 36 – Seren0----
39Chapter 37 – Preparation0----
40Chapter 38 – Upgrades0----
41Chapter 39 – Selling Beer0----
42Chapter 40 – After the push0----
43Chapter 41 – Venues0----
44Chapter 42 – Alterations.0----
45Chapter 43 - Grind0----
46Chapter 44 – The Sword.0----
47Chapter 45 – Realities0----
48Chapter 46 – Winters end0----
49Chapter 47 – Moving0----
50Chapter 48 - Building0----
51Chapter 49 – Carters and innkeepers0----
52Chapter 50 – Tavern Keepers0----
53Chapter 51 – Guild meetings0----
54Chapter 52 – Interviews0----
55Chapter 53 – Running flat out0----
56Chapter 54 – Vale and Lessa0----
57Chapter 55 – Tasting Battery.0----
58Chapter 56 – Perspectives.0----
59Chapter 57 – Quiet before the storm0----
60Chapter 58 - Restraint0----
61Chapter 59 – Night of unfortunate choices0----
62Chapter 60 - Outcomes0----
63Chapter 61 – Pivot.0----
64Chapter 62 – Week 10----
65Chapter 63 – Week 20----
66Chapter 64 – Week 30----
67Chapter 65 – Week 40----
68Chapter 66 – Week 50----
69Chapter 67 – Week 60----
70Placeholder post author word0----
71Chapter 68 – Holding Pattern0----
72Chapter 69 – Summer Beer0----
73Chapter 70 – Merchant Season0----
74Chapter 71 – First Losses0----
75Chapter 72 – Tavern at Dusk0----
76Chapter 73 – Dark beer0----
77Chapter 74 – Disappearing Taverns0----
78Chapter 75 – Stone Drift0----
79Chapter 76 – Magical Discharge0----
80Chapter 77 - Magical Insulation0----
81Chapter 78 – Nine boiler planning.0----
82Chapter 79 – Improvements0----
83Chapter 80 – Heart to heart.0----
84Chapter 81 – Visibility0----
85Chapter 82 – Rumor Language0----
86Chapter 83 – Silence from above0----
87Chapter 84 – The language of panic0----
88Chapter 85 – Blessed be the beer0----
89Chapter 86 – Divine Embarrassment0----
90Chapter 87 – Divine retreat0----
91Chapter 88 – Blessed be the brewery0----
92Chapter 89 – Dinner without Beer0----
93Chapter 90 - Tarrow0----
94Chapter 91 – Still Spluttering0----
95Chapter 92 - Uniformity0----
96Chapter 93 - Innocent Letters0----
97Chapter 94 – The Quiet Meeting0----
98Chapter 95 - Expansion0----
99Chapter 96 - Prototype one0----
100Chapter 97 – House Hunting0----
101Chapter 98 - Unwelcome Construction0----
102Chapter 99 - Still Kicking0----
103Chapter 100 - The weight of applause0----
104Chapter 101 – Fallout0----
105Chapter 102 - Autumn Smell0----
106Chapter 103 - Play, Seriously0----
107Chapter 104 - Still big0----
108Chapter 105 - Wine First0----
109Chapter 106 - Backstory, Alric0----
110Chapter 107 - Backstory, Stromni0----
111Chapter 108 - Wine Everywhere0----
112Chapter 109 – Magic0----
113Chapter 110 - Ninety Barrels0----
114Chapter 111 - Mapping Trade0----
115Chapter 112 - Royal Notice0----
116Chapter 113 - Royal Request0----
117Chapter 114 - Reluctant Shopping0----
118Chapter 115 - Headquarters0----
119Chapter 116 - Gravity does the work0----
120Chapter 117 - Whisky, finally0----
121Chapter 118 - Atelier Meeting0----
122Chapter 119 - Like Demons0----
123Chapter 120 - Palace Arrival0----
124Chapter 121 - Royal Inquiry0----
125Chapter 122 - Trip Back0----
126Chapter 123 - Brandy0----
127Chapter 124 - Dangerous Ideas0----
128Chapter 125 - Cider Anyway0----
129Chapter 126 - Procurement0----
130Chapter 127 - Crown Oversight0----
131Chapter 127.1 - Side story Seren0----
132Chapter 128 - Noble Business0----
133Chapter 129 – Royal Factor0----
134Chapter 130 - Fantasy Nonsense0----
135Chapter 131 – Still Growing0----
136Chapter 132 – Festival: Year Two0----
137Chapter 133 - Guards?0----
138Chapter 134 – Guarded Roads0----
139Chapter 135 - Happy tidings?0----
140Chapter 136 - Second Heart to Heart0----
141Chapter 136.1 - Bread (Bonus Chapter)0----
142Chapter 137 — Winter Prep0----
143Chapter 138 - Royal Fitting0----
144Chapter 139 - Trends0----
145Chapter 140 - Still Close0----
146Chapter 141 - Fantasy Herb Nonsense0----
147Chapter 142 – Alchemists0----
148Chapter 143 – Herbalists0----
149Chapter 144 - Still soon0----
150Chapter 145 - Heroes0----
151Chapter 146 - Projection0----
152Chapter 147 — Runes0----
153Chapter 148 - Lessa0----
154Chapter 149 – Maggie’s big day0----
155Chapter 150 - Royal traps0----
156Chapter 151 — Displaced Expert0----
157Chapter 152 — Cousins and Herbs0----
158Chapter 153 - Noble Annoyance0----
159Chapter 154 - Wickleaf Investigation. Part one.0----
160Chapter 155 - Named Spirit0----
161Chapter 156 - Wickleaf Investigation. Part 2.0----