Tasting Beer: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest DrinkFor everyone who has known the pleasure of a pint, Randy Mosher explores and explains the tasting experience, guiding readers to a better understanding of how every batch of beer is affected by recipe formulation, brewhouse procedures, yeasts, fermentations, carbonation, filtration, packaging, and much more. Readers will learn to identify the scents, colors, flavors, and mouth-feel of all the major beer styles. There are also chapters on proper serving and storage conditions, and classic beer and food pairings. Finally, the book includes aÊstyle-by-style compendium of the different brews within major beer families, including American craft brews, British lagers, German ales, and Belgian Dubbels. For each style, MosherÊincludes historical and regional facts, taste and aroma characteristics, seasonal availability, food pairings, and a few terrific recommendations for readers to sample. |
Contents
| 1 | |
1 The Story of Beer | 5 |
2 Sensory Evaluation | 28 |
3 Brewing and the Vocabulary of Beer Flavor | 36 |
4 The Qualities of Beer | 63 |
5 Tasting Judging and Evaluation | 78 |
6 Presenting Beer | 96 |
7 Beer and Food | 115 |
10 The Lager Family | 165 |
11 Continental Ales Weissbiers and AleLager Hybrids | 180 |
12 The Beers of Belgium | 188 |
13 Craft Beer in America and Beyond | 207 |
14 A Sip Beyond | 220 |
A Glossary of Beer and Brewing Terms | 233 |
Further Reading | 240 |
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Tasting Beer, 2nd Edition: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink Randy Mosher Limited preview - 2017 |
Tasting Beer, 2nd Edition: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink Randy Mosher Limited preview - 2017 |
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