Utah? Yeah, Utah. In the era of Mickey Mouse ears, black and white TV, and a really snazzy pink '57 Imperial. Not a real promising place to sell beer, seeing as how the whole state is dry. But that's the task facing the crew of the tramp time-freighter Karen N, stranded with a cargo of 10th-century Frisian mead they hoped to sell as a trendy microbrew in 2013 Seattle. And if they can't unload the highly illegal cargo, Captain Rathford, DeShawn the Clown, and Maybe Esme will stay here forever. Or until a local lynch mob ends their saga at the end of a rope.