Tasting Beer: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink

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Storey Publishing, Jan 1, 2009 - Cooking - 256 pages
Everyone knows how to drink beer, but few know how to really taste it with an understanding of the finer points of brewing, serving, and food pairing. Discover the ingredients and brewing methods that make each variety unique and learn to identify the scents, colors, flavors, and mouthfeel of all the major beer styles. Recommendations for more than 50 types of beer from around the world encourage you to expand your horizons. Uncap the secrets in every bottle of the world’s greatest drink! 
 

Contents

Welcome to Beer
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
Index
241

8 Anatomy of a Style
132
9 British Ales
144

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About the author (2009)

Randy Mosher is a writer, lecturer, and creative consultant on beer and brewing worldwide. He is the author of Tasting Beer, Beer For All Seasons, Radical Brewing, and Mastering Homebrew. He is active in the leadership of the Chicago Beer Society, the American Homebrewers Association, and the Brewers Association. He is also a partner in and the creative director for 5 Rabbit Cerveceria, a brewery in Bedford Park, Illinois. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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