Beer For Dummies

Marty Nachel

John Wiley & Sons, Dec 2, 2011 - Cooking - 368 pages

The fun and friendly guide to all things beer

Beer 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 beer
• Updated 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 temperatures
• How to spot the best beers by looking at the bottle, label, and a properly poured beer in its ideal glass
• The essentials on beer-and-food pairings and the best ways to introduce beer into your cooking repertoire

From 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.

Contents

• Buying and Enjoying Beer 105: 4
• The Part of Tens 277: 5
• Getting a Taste of Beer 7: 9
• From the Sublime to the Ridiculous Beer Ingredients: 17
• Getting a Taste of Beer 7: 20
• How Beer Is Made: 25
• Taking a Look at Beer Styles: 35
• Investigating Real Ale: 59
• Campaign for Real Ale 69 Chapter 6 Exploring BarrelAged and WoodAged Beer: 71
• Diving In to Extreme Beer: 81
• Investigating Real Ale 59 Chapter 6 Exploring BarrelAged and WoodAged Beer 71 Chapter 7 Diving In to Extreme Beer 81 Chapter 8 Checking Out...: 93
• The Better Way to Buy Beer: 107
• Buying and Enjoying Beer: 108
• Looking at Label Lunacy and Marketing Mayhem: 119
• The Better Way to Buy Beer 107 Chapter 10 Looking at Label Lunacy and Marketing Mayhem 119 Chapter 11 Serving Beer: 133
• Tasting and Evaluating Beer: 147
• Dining with Beer: 161
• Making Your Buds Wiser Tasting and Evaluating Beer 147 Chapter 13 Dining with Beer 161 Chapter 14 Cooking with Beer: 171
• Exploring Beer around: 187
• Exploring Beer around: 190
• Sampling Beer in North America 189 Chapter 16 Trying Beer in Europe Asia and Elsewhere: 209
• Embarking on Beer Travel and Tours: 231
• Brewing Beer at Home: 247
• The Part of Tens: 277
• in the World And a Few Extras: 287
• Ten Ways to Grow Your Appreciation of Beer 279 Chapter 20 The Ten Best Beer Cities in the World And a Few Extras 287 Chapter 21 The Ten Bes...: 295
• Appendixes: 301
• A Quick Guide to Beer Styles and Stats 303 Appendix B A Short History of Beer For the True Beer Nut: 315
• Index: 325

About the author

Marty Nachel is a beer educator, an award-winning homebrewer, a BJCP Certified Beer Judge, on the panel of professional beer judges at the Great American Beer Festival, and a former beer evaluator at the Beverage Testing Institute. He is also the founder and administrator of the Ale-Conner Beer Certification Program.

Steve Ettlinger is the author of seven books, most of which are about food and food-related subjects. His most recent is Twinkie, Deconstructed.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Beer For Dummies; --For dummies
• Author: Marty Nachel
• Contributor: Steve Ettlinger
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011
• ISBN: 1118268431, 9781118268438
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Cooking / Beverages / Alcoholic / Beer; Cooking / Beverages / General; Cooking / General