Craft beer is experiencing a radical renaissance, with new breweries with exciting beer styles and personalities appearing all over the world, from the USA and Japan to the great brewing nations of Europe. Discover the stories of over creative and successful breweries with accompanying maps to show brewery locations, alongside information on the brewing process, different beers and food pairing suggestions. The basics of home brewing are also clearly explained so that you can set up your own microbrewery and become part of the brewing revolution.
World Beer showcases the greatest classic and craft beers and breweries, giving this diverse drink of the masses some well-deserved recognition. Alcohol consumption goes to the very roots of nearly all human societies. Wine is used in religious rituals, and toasts are used to seal business deals or to celebrate marriages and state dinners. While there are many encyclopedias on alcohol, nearly all approach it as a substance of abuse, taking a clinical, medical perspective alcohol, alcoholism, and treatment.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol examines the history of alcohol worldwide and goes beyond the historical lens to examine alcohol as a cultural and social phenomenon, as well—both for good and for ill—from the earliest days of humankind. Your drinking companion to over 1, beers from around the world - now available in PDF The Beer Book is a comprehensive guide to the best beers in the world, exploring more beers than any other book.
Beer, the drink to taste, savour, talk about and travel for. Explore its astonishing variety and rapidly expanding new tastes - thirst-quenching lagers, "meal-in-a-glass" stouts, peppery white beers, tangy fruit-based brews, and classic ales and bitters - with this updated guide to every good beer in the world. Tim Hampson, Chairman of the British Guild of Beer Writers, takes you from Brazil to Slovakia, Japan to Belgium, to features every significant brewery in every significant brewing nation.
Visit over breweries, such as Guinness or Kronenburg and read detailed tasting notes for over 1, beers from a team of local specialists. Whet your appetite with five beer trails with trail maps that take you round key beer regions to experience the best breweries and brewpubs. With this updated edition of The Beer Book you can discover all the best beers of the world, which brands of beers to try and how best to enjoy them, with brews that are anything but 'a pint of the usual'.
A perfect gift for beer lovers. This is arguably the most exciting time ever in the world of beer. Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The world's best beers--from Europe's classics to the latest new-wave microbrew sensations. Finally, a book that treats beer as seriously as wine! This latest volume in the acclaimed series supplies the connoisseurs' scoop on ferreting out the best among an ever-increasing array of available brews--from exotic foreign beers to the constantly evolving world of American The world's best beers--from Europe's classics to the latest new-wave microbrew sensations.
This latest volume in the acclaimed series supplies the connoisseurs' scoop on ferreting out the best among an ever-increasing array of available brews--from exotic foreign beers to the constantly evolving world of American microbrews and homebrews. The book focuses on the world of premium beers--from obscure labels to such traditional yet supremely local brands as Shiner Austin, Texas , from Czech pilsners to German lagers, Belgian wheat beers, and Trappists ales, not to mention the classic British porters and Irish stouts--every type of beer is covered, making this the go-to volume for serious beer lovers.
No mere catalogue or encyclopedia, the volume features critical tasting notes and subjective assessments that will help match the right beer to the right occasion. Is this beer light, crisp, and refreshing good for a picnic , or dry, bitter, and appetizing?
Each description includes notes on the flavor and body of the beer, explains why it tastes the way it does, and describes strength and ideal serving temperature. Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. More Details Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details.
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I'll see you in Room 69 at 7. I haven't heard that one yet. Thanks awfully. View all 27 comments. Aug 13, La Crosse County Library rated it really liked it Shelves: lynda , beer , contemporary , nonfiction , highly-recommended , microbrewery , autumn-read , previous-reviews , fall-read. Review originally published October Microbreweries are becoming ever so popular these days, and La Crosse is lucky to have a few brew pubs and microbreweries to boast about.
But on a hot summer day there is nothing like an ice cold beer! And now you can try one of many craft beers there is to offer. Many beers are undoubtedly more complex than some wines, both in their taste and in the method of their manufacture. A tribute to the burgeoning number of specialist and craft beers from around the world, this stunning book from the acclaimed series is illustrated with more than photographs of beer bottles, glasses, labels, posters and breweries.
Written in an informative and entertaining style by an international panel of experts, Beers You Must Try Before You Die also features critical tasting notes that will help you to match the right beer to the right food. Each description includes notes on the flavour and body of the beer, explains why it tastes the way it does and describes its strength and ideal serving temperature. It's no secret that beer is finally getting the attention it deserves! Beers from around the world are getting their moment in the spotlight, and the brand new Beers You Must Taste Before You Die guide to beer drinking will teach you all about the tasting notes and appropriate occasions for each beer.
From obscure labels to familiar local brews, beer lovers of all expertise will delight in discovering new favorites, and learning what makes each beer special and unique. No matter if you are a fan of light and crisp or dark and rich, there are beers for you to try before you die. Craft beer is experiencing a radical renaissance, with new breweries with exciting beer styles and personalities appearing all over the world, from the USA and Japan to the great brewing nations of Europe.
Discover the stories of over creative and successful breweries with accompanying maps to show brewery locations, alongside information on the brewing process, different beers and food pairing suggestions. The basics of home brewing are also clearly explained so that you can set up your own microbrewery and become part of the brewing revolution. World Beer showcases the greatest classic and craft beers and breweries, giving this diverse drink of the masses some well-deserved recognition.
Author : Scott C. Wine is used in religious rituals, and toasts are used to seal business deals or to celebrate marriages and state dinners. While there are many encyclopedias on alcohol, nearly all approach it as a substance of abuse, taking a clinical, medical perspective alcohol, alcoholism, and treatment.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol examines the history of alcohol worldwide and goes beyond the historical lens to examine alcohol as a cultural and social phenomenon, as well—both for good and for ill—from the earliest days of humankind.
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