Beer Bible Second Edition

THE BEER BIBLE
Second Edition
Jeff Alworth

Bottoms up, beer lovers Announcing a second edition of the ultimate reader- and drinker-friendly guide to the world's ales and beers: The Beer Bible, the book that has over 120,000 copies in print, that won an IACP Award, and that John Holl of All About Beer Magazine called "The only book you need to understand the world's most popular beverage."
Now with 25% all-new material, The Beer Bible: Second Edition approaches its subject the same way beer lover's do--by style, just like a pub menu. More than 100 are covered, from pilsners, porters and stouts to new and unusual fresh-hop ales, the recent return of lagers and helles beers, Japanese sakes and European farmhouse ales, reflecting how the American craft movement traveled overseas. It also covers the history, or how we got from gruel beer to Black IPA in 10,000 years. The alchemy--malts, phenols and esters. The curiosity: How to read a Belgian beer label. The tale of two Budweisers. And the pleasure, from how to taste like a brewer to the alchemy of pairing food and beer to beer tourism and drinking games.
It's like sitting in your favorite pub with a friend who happens to be a world-class expert on beer.

Jeff Alworth is also the author of Cider Made Simple (Chronicle) and The Beer Tasting Toolkit. He's a columnist for All About Beer, and lives and writes out of Portland, Oregon, epicenter of the world's craft beer belt.

- The IACP Award-winning Beer Bible, with 120,000 copies in print, now revised and updated with over 25% new material
- Covers over 100 styles of ale and beer, from pilsners, porters and stouts to new and unusual fresh-hop ales, the recent return of lagers and helles beers, Japanese sakes, and European farmhouse ales
- The essential guide, filled with history, alchemy, tasting and food pairing, and so much more

Bottoms up, beer lovers Announcing a second edition of the ultimate reader- and drinker-friendly guide to the world's ales and beers: The Beer Bible, the book that has over 120,000 copies in print, that won an IACP Award, and that John Holl of All About Beer Magazine called "The only book you need to understand the world's most popular beverage."
Now with 25% all-new material, The Beer Bible: Second Edition approaches its subject the same way beer lover's do--by style, just like a pub menu. More than 100 are covered, from pilsners, porters and stouts to new and unusual fresh-hop ales, the recent return of lagers and helles beers, Japanese sakes and European farmhouse ales, reflecting how the American craft movement traveled overseas. It also covers the history, or how we got from gruel beer to Black IPA in 10,000 years. The alchemy--malts, phenols and esters. The curiosity: How to read a Belgian beer label. The tale of two Budweisers. And the pleasure, from how to taste like a brewer to the alchemy of pairing food and beer to beer tourism and drinking games.
It's like sitting in your favorite pub with a friend who happens to be a world-class expert on beer.

Jeff Alworth is also the author of Cider Made Simple (Chronicle) and The Beer Tasting Toolkit. He's a columnist for All About Beer, and lives and writes out of Portland, Oregon, epicenter of the world's craft beer belt.

The most comprehensive guide to the world of beer, with everything you need to know bout what to drink, where, when and why.

"The ultimate guide." --Sports Illustrated

Imagine sitting in your favorite pub with a good friend who just happens to have won a TACP Award--a major culinary accolade--for writing the book about beer. Then imagine that he's been spending the years following the first edition exploring all the changes that continue to shape and evolve the brewing world. That's this book, the completely revised and updated bible on beer that covers everything: The History, or how we got from the birth of malting and national traditions to a hazy IPA in 12,000 years. The Variety: dozens of styles and hundreds of brews, along with recommended "Beers to Know." The Curiosity: If beer's your passion, you'll delight in learning what type of hops went into a favorite beer and where to go for beer tourism, as well as profiles of breweries from around the world. And lastly, The Pleasure. Because, ultimately, that's what it's all about.

"A tome worthy of its name." --Food and Wine

"Easily digestible for drinkers of all levels."--Imbibe

"Pick up this book as a refresher or a gift, lest we forget that spreading beer education is just as important as advocating for good beer itself."--Beer Advocate