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Beer, Food, and Flavor
by Schuyler Schultz Peter Zien"Yes, great beer can change your life," writes chef Schuyler Schultz in Beer, Food, and Flavor. Here is your authoritative guide to exploring the diverse array of flavors found in craft beer--and the joys of pairing those flavors with great food to transform everyday meals into culinary events. Armed with the precise tasting techniques and pairing strategies offered inside, participating in the growing craft beer community is now easier than ever. Beer, Food, and Flavor will enable you to learn about the top craft breweries in your region, seek out new beer styles and specialty brews with confidence, create innovative menus, and pair craft beer with fine food, whether at home or while dining out.
Beer for All Seasons: A Through-the-Year Guide to What to Drink and When to Drink It
by Greg Koch Randy MosherFor everything there is a season — and beer is no exception. Best-selling author Randy Mosher leads you on a delicious tour of beer-tasting opportunities throughout the year, guiding you through all the best seasonal beer releases and festivals. Discover which beers are best to drink on warm spring afternoons or icy winter nights, and learn to make the most out of Craft Beer Week and Oktoberfest. Fun, fresh, and full of insider information, Beer for All Seasons will have you enjoying the varied delights of your favorite beverage year-round.
Beer For Dummies
by Marty NachelBecome fluent in the universal language of beer Beer For Dummies is your companion as you explore the wide world of the third most-consumed beverage globally. Learn to recognize the characteristics of ales, lagers, and other beer styles. Perfect beer-and-food pairings. And embark on the ultimate beer tour, Dummies-style! Whether you're a beer novice or a brewery regular, there’s always something new to learn. We’ll help you pick the right beer for any occasion, understand why beers taste the way they do, and give you a handy reference to their strengths and ideal serving temperatures. This updated edition takes you a journey around the world of new beers—hazy-juicy in the U.S., Italian grape ale, Brazilian Catarina sour. You’ll also get up to date on the latest beer review apps and how the internet is shaping and reshaping beerdom. Cheers! Make an informed choice when selecting a beer and pairing with food Learn the fascinating process of brewing the different types of beer Discover world beer culture and new beer innovations Heighten your enjoyment of the subtleties of craft beerThis book is an excellent resource for aiding your understanding, purchasing, drinking, and enjoyment of beer.
Beer For Dummies
by Marty Nachel Steve EttlingerThe fun and friendly guide to all things beerBeer has always been one of the world's most popular beverages; but recently, people have embraced the rich complexities of beer's many varieties. Now, with Beer For Dummies you can quickly and enjoyably educate your palate--from recognizing the characteristics of ales, lagers, and other beer styles to understanding how to taste and evaluate beer.The author, a beer connoisseur, shares his own expertise on this subject, revealing his picks for the best beer festivals, tastings, and events around the world as well as his simple tips for pouring, storing, and drinking beer like an expert brewmeister.New coverage on the various styles of beer found around the world including: real ale, barrel aged/wood aged beer, organic brews, and extreme beerUpdated profiles on the flavor and body of each beer, explaining why beers taste the way they do, as well as their strengths and ideal serving temperaturesHow to spot the best beers by looking at the bottle, label, and a properly poured beer in its ideal glassThe essentials on beer-and-food pairings and the best ways to introduce beer into your cooking repertoireFrom information on ingredients like hops, malt, and barley to the differences between lagers and ales, this friendly guide gives you all the information you need to select and appreciate your next brew.
Beer Games: A Hilarious Collection of Drinking Games, Challenges and Dares
by Summersdale PublishersIt's time to take beer drinking to the next level? These outrageous challenges, hilarious dares and awesome drinking games will make beer drinking even better than it was before.A good session will never be the same. Rise to the challenge, if you dare…
Beer Games: A Hilarious Collection of Drinking Games, Challenges and Dares
by Summersdale PublishersIt's time to take beer drinking to the next level? These outrageous challenges, hilarious dares and awesome drinking games will make beer drinking even better than it was before.A good session will never be the same. Rise to the challenge, if you dare…
The Beer Geek Handbook: Living a Life Ruled by Beer
by Patrick Dawson Greg KletselDoes the beer buyer at the liquor store ask your advice? Do you understand the difference between a turbid and a single infusion mash? Do you travel with a tulip glass handy? Have you even eaten ramen just to afford a vintage Cantillon gueuze? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be a Beer Geek and in need of this hilarious guide. Patrick Dawson provides everything you need to fully live a life ruled by beer, from the Ten Beer Geek Commandments and the Beer Geek Hall of Fame to guidance on what to drink, how and where to drink it, how to gracefully correct an uninformed bartender, where to buy “geek goods,” how to flawlessly execute a beer tasting, how to plan the ultimate beer-centric vacation, and much more. Includes quizzes to help you determine your level of geekery, as well as witty illustrations by Greg Kletsel.
Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans
by Dan Becker Lance Wilson&“Lends some insight into the evolution of beer can design and the changing conversation with the consumer through its 500 images.&” —Cool Hunting Ever crack open a can of Chief Oshkosh of Wisconsin, or sample Pabst&’s Big Cat Malt Liquor? Remember the original St. Pauli Girl, Tennent&’s bevy of lager lovelies, or Olde Frothingslosh (&“the pale stale ale with the foam on the bottom&”)? Presented alphabetically by brand, the nearly 500 cans collected here come from thirty countries and range from the iconic to the obscure to the downright bizarre. From long-forgotten brews to classic brands that have changed their look but never gone out of style, Beer offers a peek into the last century of beer culture, exploring what we drank, how we drank it, and why we picked it off the shelf. While it may not be as refreshing as a frosty cold can of Bud, cracking open this book is certain to stimulate beer lovers and design fans alike. &“A great look back at the history of beer design and advertising throughout the last century. I&’m sure most beer lovers could appreciate this particular book.&” —PhillyBurbs &“From the deliciously ephemeral Schmidt&’s City Club, to the ambiguous &‘Lite Beer&’—the collection will have you saying, &‘Who the hell ever drank that?&’ and perhaps, &‘What the hell was I thinking in college?&’&” —Foodiggity
Beer Hacks: 100 Tips, Tricks, and Projects
by Ben RobinsonFor the Love of Beer In this tour de force of 100 top tips and tricks, Beer Hacks presents the very best and most creative ways to serve, share, store, and savor your favorite brews. There’s PROBLEM SOLVING: Warm beer? Chill a bottle in about a minute with a can of compressed air. DIY PROJECTS: Turn empty bottles into guitar slides. PARTY TRICKS: The one foolproof technique for shotgunning a beer. FLAVOR BOMBS: a French press is all you need to infuse an ale with fresh berries. Whether you’re hosting a tasting, replenishing after a workout (that’s right—beer has more electrolytes than water), or relishing the singular tranquility of a shower beer, this book is your guide to making beer drinking better, easier, more interesting, delicious, and—especially—fun. Other tips and tricks:Keep beer cold by using an ice bag as a portable fridge.Make authentic bratwurst by boiling in beer. Visit Starkenberger brewery in Austria for a total beer vacation.
Beer in America: Beer's Role in the Settling of America and the Birth of a Nation
by Gregg SmithOne of the most important but little-known aspects of early American history is the role of beer in our country's founding and formative years. This definitive account of beer's impact on people and events that shaped the birth of a nation will astonish readers. Beginning with the pre-colonial era and ending with America's emergence as an industrial power, this book is a fresh and swiftly flowing adventure.
Beer in America: Beer's Role in the Settling of America and the Birth of a Nation
by Gregg SmithA definitive and fresh account of the role of beer in our country&’s founding and formative years. Beginning with the colonial era and ending with America&’s emergence as an industrial power, Beer in America contains many surprising revelations, including the reason the Mayflower really landed at Plymouth, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson as homebrewers, and forging the Constitution after hours over beer.
Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
by Richard W. UngerThe beer of today--brewed from malted grain and hops, manufactured by large and often multinational corporations, frequently associated with young adults, sports, and drunkenness--is largely the result of scientific and industrial developments of the nineteenth century. Modern beer, however, has little in common with the drink that carried that name through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Looking at a time when beer was often a nutritional necessity, was sometimes used as medicine, could be flavored with everything from the bark of fir trees to thyme and fresh eggs, and was consumed by men, women, and children alike, Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance presents an extraordinarily detailed history of the business, art, and governance of brewing.During the medieval and early modern periods beer was as much a daily necessity as a source of inebriation and amusement. It was the beverage of choice of urban populations that lacked access to secure sources of potable water; a commodity of economic as well as social importance; a safe drink for daily consumption that was less expensive than wine; and a major source of tax revenue for the state. In Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Richard W. Unger has written an encompassing study of beer as both a product and an economic force in Europe.Drawing from archives in the Low Countries and England to assemble an impressively complete history, Unger describes the transformation of the industry from small-scale production that was a basic part of housewifery to a highly regulated commercial enterprise dominated by the wealthy and overseen by government authorities. Looking at the intersecting technological, economic, cultural, and political changes that influenced the transformation of brewing over centuries, he traces how improvements in technology and in the distribution of information combined to standardize quality, showing how the process of urbanization created the concentrated markets essential for commercial production.Weaving together the stories of prosperous businessmen, skilled brewmasters, and small producers, this impressively researched overview of the social and cultural practices that surrounded the beer industry is rich in implication for the history of the period as a whole.
The Beer Journal
by Chris WrightThe Beer Journal is more than just a journal. This compact guide is a crash course in the many styles of beer and how to approach them in a tasting. Perfect for newcomers to the craft beer scene as well as longtime fans of the beverage, this book is an excellent way to learn about styles you’ve yet to try. These pages are filled with useful information on the beers themselves and tips to having the best tasting experience possible. Author Chris Wright even includes examples of beers on the market to help readers as they navigate the beer aisle. Packed with useful information, this informative guide will teach readers all about: The many styles of beer Their taste profiles What sets one style apart from another Origin stories Glassware Suggested food pairingsThe comprehensive tasting logs enable readers to keep track of the details of each particular beer they try—from brewer, beer name, and style to color, flavor, and body. Other worksheets give readers the opportunity to journal their brewery tours and food pairing experimentations. From lagers and wheat beers to sours and stouts, The Beer Journal is your guide to a complete tasting experience.
The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider: American Ciders for Craft Beer Fans to Explore
by Beth DemmonIndulge your Love of Craft Beer with Hard Cider!“A wonderful journey through the cider landscape”—Jim Koch, brewer and founder of The Boston Beer Company#1 New Release in BeerIn this delicious book about hard apple beer, award-winning beverage journalist Beth Demmon invites lovers of beer to connect familiar flavors with the fastest growing and best gluten free beer alternative on earth: cider.Beer fans: Want to try something new? Get into cider—you might be surprised! With simple guidance and easy-to-understand comparisons to beer, you don't need to be an expert to learn to love cider. Beth uses her beer knowledge to break down why certain tastes appeal, how categories overlap, and why you might just gravitate to distinct styles, regions, and approaches to cider making. Become a connoisseur of hard cider! Learn how to see, smell, taste, and otherwise appreciate the craft of beer and cider. Award-winning beverage journalist Beth Demmon takes us on a journey to the future of the best craft ciders. The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider is the starting point for lay people and beer connoisseurs alike.In The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider, you’ll find:A guide for gluten-free beer lovers to find the best craft ciders for your palateA craft beer gift for any lover of beer looking to try a new drink with familiar flavorsBeautiful illustrations of delicious drinks, with easy-to-understand and sensory-based explanations—all written by an expertForeword written by award-winning journalist, best selling author, and creator of Beervana, Jeff AlworthIf you liked Fire Cider!;Cider Planet; or Cocktails, Mocktails, and Garnishes from the Garden, you’ll love The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider.
Beer Makes Everything Better: 101 Recipes for Using Beer to Make Your Favorite Happy Hour Grub
by John LemmonEveryone loves happy hour, especially after a long week at the office. If you could get happy hour food and drink specials at home, without the noise pollution and crowds of your local bar, wouldn’t that be great? Well, nothing’s stopping you. With Beer Makes Everything Better, you’ll learn how to transport, re-create, and improve upon the happy hour experience from the comfort of your own home.In this book, brewer and hop grower John Lemmon provides recipes and instructions for:your favorite bar grubmind-blowing beer cocktailschallenging beer layeringdelicious beer shotsand more!In addition to discovering what you can do with beer (other than drinking it, of course), you will learn the history of beer, how each ingredient affects the flavors of beer, surprising health benefits of beer, ten simple ways to start brewing your own beer, and even how to create the perfect happy hour setting in your home. You’ll also receive tips on how to pair beer with your most beloved non-brew foods.This book creates a bridge between the two things you love to do: eat and drink. Happy hour has never been so much fun!Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Beer Mania: Legendary Aussie breweries and brands
by Luke WestCricket enthusiasts endlessly debate the question of who are the best Australian players across different eras. In this book, experienced journalist and sports writer Liam Hauser selects his Immortal team from players who didn&’t just dominate, they changed the game with their sheer will. How do you select a team from the Australian Immortals of Cricket? In a sport saturated with statistics and analysis and changes to rules, equipment and playing conditions, and with more than 100 years of traditions and personalities to consider, just how do you make your selection? Who makes the cut and who misses out? It is sure to lead to lively discussions and debate, and certainly controversy. But whether you agree or disagree, cricket followers around the world will find this volume provides a new perspective for the debate and an invaluable insight into the cricketing careers of some of Australia&’s all-time IMMORTALS.
Beer O`Clock: Craft, Cask and Culture
by Jane PeytonBeer is the world’s most popular alcoholic drink. This book, written by a leading beer sommelier, not only delves into the rich history of beer production and drinking but contains practical advice and explanations of beer styles, which ones to drink and why, food-matching suggestions, and the not-to-be-missed best beers in the world.
Beer O'Clock: An Insider's Guide to history, Craft & Culture
by Jane PeytonA perfect gift for the beer lover in your life-the history, secrets, and artistry of the world’s most popular drink! Everything you need to know about the world’s most popular alcoholic drink-a joy-giving, convivial, nutritious, and delicious gift from nature and possibly the most diverse alcoholic libation with over one hundred different styles and thousands of brands. Written by the United Kingdom’s 2014 Beer Sommelier of the Year, Beer O'Clock not only delves into the rich history of beer production and drinking but contains practical advice and explanations of beer styles, which ones to drink and why, food-matching suggestions, and the not-to-be-missed best beers in the world. Author Jane Peyton also details the basics of making beer, the ingredients required, and explains just what it is that makes hops so special. From the ancient worlds of Babylonia, Egypt, and Mesopotamia, where brewing was considered a gift from the gods, a complete breakdown of the myriad styles available to the modern beer drinker, the flavors and aromas inherent in each, and proper beers and foods for pairing, Jane Peyton has provided a complete beer course in a pocket-sized package. So sit down, open a bottle of your favorite brew, and start reading. There’s no better accompaniment to the perfect pint.
Beer of Broadway Fame: The Piel Family and Their Brooklyn Brewery (Excelsior Editions)
by Alfred W. McCoyFinalist for the 2016 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Regional categoryFor more than a century, New York City was the brewing capital of America, with more breweries producing more beer than any other city, including Milwaukee and St. Louis. In Beer of Broadway Fame, Alfred W. McCoy traces the hundred-year history of the prominent Brooklyn brewery, Piel Bros., and provides an intimate portrait of the company's German American family. Through quality and innovation Piel Bros. grew from Brooklyn's smallest brewery in 1884, producing only 850 kegs, into the sixteenth-largest brewery in America, brewing over a million barrels by 1952. Through a narrative spanning three generations, McCoy examines the demoralizing impact of pervasive US state surveillance during World War I and the Cold War, as well as the forced assimilation that virtually erased German American identity from public life after World War I. McCoy traces Piel Bros.'s changing fortunes from its early struggle to survive in New York's Gilded Age beer market, the travails of Prohibition with police raids and gangster death threats, to the crushing competition from the big national brands after World War II. Through a fusion of corporate records with intimate personal correspondence, McCoy reveals the social forces that changed a great city, the US brewing industry, and the country's economy.
Beer School: A Crash Course in Craft Beer
by Jonny GarrettEmbark on a craft beer journey—from the science and art of brewing to glassware, storing, and tasting—from the men behind The Craft Beer Channel. Beer has come a long way in the 6,000 years since the first taste. The legends of the craft beer industry have made sure everyone&’s within reach of the perfect pint. But how do you get the right brew for you? And can you learn to make a beer that will add to the lager legacy? Welcome to Beer School, brought to you by the heroes of YouTube sensation The Craft Beer Channel, a guide to everything you need to know about the wide and wonderful beers of the world. In Beer School, Jonny and Brad explain the intricacies of the finest artisan craft brews including: ales, lagers, porters, stouts, IPSs, and bitters. The lads have the inside scoop on everything from hop varieties and barrel aging, to serving temperatures and glassware. Beer School helps you learn how to make beer and how to get the most out of every sip. You will learn about: grain, mash, water, hops, boil, yeast, fermentation, serving, storing, pouring, and tasting. &“Brad and Jonny make understanding beer easy and nearly as fun as drinking it.&” —James Watt, founder of BrewDog &“It&’s like sitting down with Jonny and Brad and having a few beers with them! Good fun, funny, interesting and you never quite know what&’s coming next.&” —Mark Dredge, author of The Beer Bucket List
Beer: Taste the Evolution in 50 Styles
by Natalya WatsonBeginning in the UK in the 1600s with smoky brown beer and ending with current areas of innovation, this fun and interactive guide moves through time and across the world to tell the stories behind some of today's best-known beer styles, including German lagers, stouts, porters, pilsner, IPA, sour beers and more.Each chapter focuses on one of beer's key ingredients - malt, water, hops and yeast - sharing how, as each ingredient modernized over time, new flavours and styles emerged. With each change, Natalya offers a modern beer to try that will bring the section's story to life and help you truly taste the evolution of beer through the years.With five centuries' worth of information, stories, and fun facts to discover and 50 beers to taste, Beer: Taste the Evolution in 50 Styles breathes new life into the exploration of one of the world's oldest and most enduring drinks.
Beer A Tasting Course: A Flavor-Focused Approach to the World of Beer (A Tasting Course)
by Mark DredgeDevelop your palate and become your own beer sommelier.Beer is now brewed in a dizzying variety of styles, available to enjoy like never before. Let&’s drink to this diversity with a new appreciation of just how complex and mind-expanding beer can be.Crack open this book and enjoy a series of guided tastings of more than 50 different beer styles—from smoked black lager to sour-fermented wild ales, triple green-hopped IPAs and cask-matured barley wines. With each tasting, you will learn to identify how aroma, taste, texture, and finish all combine to create the distinctive flavor profile of the particular beer style. You will discover which unique ingredients and aspects of the brewing process combine to produce each style, while quick reviews of the best examples from around the world will lead you to explore further. To help establish your beer palate, the course starts with a solid grounding in the range of flavors found in beer and the art of detecting them—opening your nose, mind, and throat to the complete sensory experience of flavor and pouring the perfect glass! Travel through time and across the globe to grasp the ongoing story of beer, its heritage, and its innovation. Also learn how to pair beer with food and to cook with beer. In the end, you always return to what really matters: that miraculous glass of cold, liquid joy.
The Beer Wench's Guide to Beer: An Unpretentious Guide to Craft Beer
by Ashley RoutsonPull up a stool and learn about beer with the Wench!Craft beer is officially everywhere: there are now more breweries in the United States since any time before prohibition. At the local grocery store, the beer aisle is as big as the cereal aisle. At the bar, it's increasingly hard to choose a beer--the IPA is stronger than the ESB, right?In this book, Ashley V. Routson (aka The Beer Wench) provides the first all-in-one guide that demystifies beer and makes learning fun. She'll quickly bring you up to speed on beer styles, the brewing process, how to taste beer like a pro, and how to pair beer with food. Unconventional tastings, delicious recipes from killer craft breweries, eye-catching photos--and, of course, plenty of beer--means there's never a dull moment.
Beerlicious: The Art of Grillin' and Chillin'
by Ted ReaderWorld Famous BBQ chef Ted Reader combines his favourite passions -- beer & BBQ -- and launches his most daring collection of grilling recipes yet! In this cookbook you will find recipes from Ted Reader, his family, friends and fans. Each recipe is made with a different beer that Teddy chose for unique reasons and flavours. He believes that the essence of great backyard grilling and smoking comes from having fun and if you know Ted, you know that he lives to have fun. Written in Reader's classic friendly and accessible style and accompanied by incredible food photography, Beerlicious is this season's must-have BBQ book. It provides BBQ enthusiasts with fantastic recipes and offers insight about what beers pair best with each dish.
Beerology
by Mirella AmatoIf you've ever experienced the pleasure of a pint, Beerology is the ultimate guide to exploring, understanding and enjoying the world of beer. THERE IS a beer for every mood, food and occasion. And, with the growing number of beer festivals popping up worldwide, beer is finally getting the attention and appreciation it deserves. For the average beer lover, the overwhelming choices, brewing styles and traditions can be confusing to say the least. Enter beer specialist Mirella Amato - one of only seven Certified Master Cicerones (beer sommeliers) in the world. With an advanced brewing certificate behind her, readers will be in expert hands as they navigate the multifaceted world of beer, guided by Amato's refreshingly accessible style. Broken down into fun, easy-to-read chapters, Beerology starts with an introduction to beer and tips on storage and cellaring, then leads into a guide on tasting. Amato presents beer styles in four groups--Refreshing, Mellow, Striking, and Captivating--covering everything from the history and origins of specific brews, to brands that exemplify each type. She then gives tips on hosting beer-tasting parties at home, complete with beer games, and includes a chapter dedicated to beer cocktails (who's in for a delicious cucumber Pils?). Her original take on pairing beer with food--including chocolate and cheese--is perfect for anyone with an inquisitive mind and an epicurean streak.