The beer Bible

Table of Contents

Part One: KNOWING BEER
Finding Your Bearings
From Gruel-Beer to Black IPA in 10,000 Years
How Beer Is Made
Tasting Beer Like a Brewer

Part Two: ALES
Bitters
Pale Ales
India Pale Ales
Mild Ales
Brown Ales
Porters and Stouts
American Ales
Barley Wines and Old Ales
American Strong Ales: Double or Triple IPAs
Scottish Ales
Ales of the Rhine: Kolsch and Altbier
Belgian Ales
Saisons and Rustic Belgian Ales
French Ales
Abbey and Trappist Ales
The Beers of Italy
Fresh-Hop Ales
Lesser-Known and Emerging Styles
Traditional Regional Ales

Part Three: WHEAT BEERS
German Weizen
Belgian Witbier
Tart German Wheat Ales: Berliner Weisse and Gose

Part Four: LAGERS
Dark Lagers: Dunkel, Schwarzbier, and Czech Tmave
Czech Lagers
Pale Lagers: Pilsner, Helles, and Dortmund Export
Amber Lagers: Marzen and Vienna Lager
Bocks
Mass-Market Lagers
Lesser-Known Lagers

Part Five: TART AND WILD ALES
The Lambic Family
The Tart Ales of Flanders
Wild Ales

Part Six: ENJOYING BEER
Serving and Storing Beer
Pairing Beer with Food
At the Pub
Beer Tourism
Style Origin Maps
Hop Varieties at a Glance
Tours and Interviews

“The only book you need to understand the world’s most popular beverage. I swear on a stack of these, it’s a thumping good read.”––John Holl, editor of All About Beer Magazine and author of The American Craft Beer Cookbook
Imagine sitting in your favorite pub with a friend who happens to be a world-class expert on beer. That’s this book.
It covers the history: how we got from gruel-beer to black IPA in 10,000 years. The alchemy: malts, grains, and the miracle of hops. The variety: dozens of styles and hundreds of recommended brews (including suggestions based on your taste preferences), divided into four sections––Ales, Wheat Beers, Lagers, and Tart and Wild Ales––and all described in mouthwatering detail. The curiosity: how to read a Belgian label; the talk of two Budweisers; porter, the first superstyle; and what, exactly, a lager is. The pleasure. Because you don’t merely taste beer, you experience it.
Winner of a 2016 IACP Award
“Covers a lot of ground, from beer styles and brewing methods to drinking culture past and present. There’s something for beer novices and beer geeks alike.”––Ken Grossman, founder, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
“Erudite, encyclopedic, and enormously entertaining aren’t words you normally associate with beer, but The Beer Bible is no ordinary beer book. As scinitillating, diverse, and refreshing as man’s oldest alcoholic beverage itself.”––Steve Raichlen, author of Project Smoke and How to Grill

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