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"The industry has abused an otherwise good beer type for many years. Now consumers want the good old pilsner back."
Kevin Davey, Master Brewer, Gold Dot Beer, Oregon, USA
THE NAKED BEER is a book about pilsner – the most popular type of beer in the world.
While other beer types have come and gone, pilsner has remained a steadfast choice for nearly two centuries. After decades of over-commercialisation, this may be pilsner's moment, as it undergoes...
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This ebook has a fixed layout and is best viewed on a widescreen, full-colour tablet.
It was a certain character from The Simpsons who once said: "Homer no function beer well without.ˮ The same applies to their accompanying snacks.
This cookbook is a celebration of the very best accompaniments to the very best beverage. Beer is enjoyed the world over, and wherever beer is imbibed, there's usually some kind of deliciously salty snack to go with...
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Here's to brewing your first craft beer. Cheers!
You love craft beer-now imagine brewing it in your own home. With complete, step-by-step instructions, Beer Brewing 101 makes it easy to begin crafting fresh, homemade beer. Jump right in by using a beer kit to brew up your first delicious batch-everything you need to know is here.
This guide's simple approach to beer brewing uses malt extract, a perfect entryway for first-time home brewers because...
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Is there really a pub called The Toad Rock Retreat? Which one town has the pubs with both the longest and the shortest names? How many Lions, Crowns, and Horses are there? How many pubs are called The Speculation, The Triple Plea, The Welcome Stranger? Why would you give your pub a name like The Geese Have Gone Over The Water? The author, in his valiant attempt to answer these and many other questions, has produced a book which is surely essential...
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In Craft Brew: An American Beer Revolution, M. B. Mooney tells the stories of more than a dozen of the best independent brewers from across the nation. For these brewers, their business is to help those new to beer find that special brew and to offer veteran beer drinkers new and exciting tastes. But more than that, they know that they are extending an invitation to join a warm community and share in a vibrant culture. Mooney explores their stories...
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Newlyweds, empty nesters and college students, if you're searching for recipes that don't feed an army, this book is for you! In Our Favorite Recipes for One or Two we've gathered over 60 recipes from breakfast to dinnertime that make just a couple of servings. Enjoy flavorful Country-Style Meatloaf and Easy Cheesy Potato Bake any weeknight. Chicken Pot Pie, Pork Chops Dijon and Simple Stew for Two prove that good things do come in small packages....
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Whether as wine, beer, or spirits, alcohol has had a constant and often controversial role in social life. In his innovative book on the attitudes toward and consumption of alcohol, Rod Phillips surveys a 9,000-year cultural and economic history, uncovering the tensions between alcoholic drinks as healthy staples of daily diets and as objects of social, political, and religious anxiety. In the urban centers of Europe and America, where it was seen...
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Craft beer culture and industry have recently grown exponentially with over 4000 craft brewers operating in the United States alone.
“Brew Your Business: The Ultimate Craft Beer Playbook” incorporates cultural, legal, business, public relations, management, science, networking, and brewing experience into one easily accessible book for everyone wanting to know more about craft beer brewing, tasting, and selling.
Thoroughly researched, the authors...
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Learn how to drink like a Republican! Organized by president, this fun gift book is full of cocktail recipes, bar tips, and hysterical drinking anecdotes from all Republican White House administrations. Which president liked to mix whiskey, vodka, and orange juice? Who had a trick for hiding the labels of cheap wine? Drinking with the Republicans is the bar guide with a twist that all political buffs will enjoy!
(Also check out the companion book,...
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Up your brewing and baking game-master the art of yeast fermentation
Creating a frosty beer or warm loaf requires a perfect blend of art and science-and it all starts with yeast fermentation. From the ins and outs of how yeast functions to hands-on sourdough starters, this guide gives you the confidence to take your beer and bread making to the next level.
Featuring profiles and best practices for a variety of strains, this fermentation guide...
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Written by a professional journalist and beer enthusiast, this guide covers the entire beer experience for the local enthusiast and traveling visitor alike, including information on brewery and beer profiles with tasting notes, must-visit brewpubs and beer bars, top annual events and festivals, city and regional pub crawl itineraries with maps. It features breweries, brewpubs, and beer bars throughout the state for those seeking the best beers Colorado...
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A perfect gift for connoisseurs of the most popular drink enjoyed in American pubs, Red, White, and Brew is the ultimate beer run across the United States, during which Brian Yaeger visits fourteen breweries of various sizes and talks to founders, owners, brewmasters, consumers, and anyone else he meets on his odyssey and who enjoys the making, tasting, and appreciating of brews.
Red, White, and Brew pursues the roots of brewers who brought their...
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Pub-crawl your way through the sacred seasons with this entertaining and useful collection of cocktail recipes, distilled spirits, beer, and wine for virtually every occasion on the Catholic liturgical calendar. One part bartender's guide, one part spiritual manual, a dash of irreverence, and mixed with love: Drinking with the Saints is a work that both sinner and saint will savor.
You may think you're savy on saintly drinking, but did you know:...
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The Complete Regional Guide to Craft Beer
With quality beer producers popping up all over the nation, you don't have to travel very far to taste great beer; some of the best stuff is brewing right in your home state. “Beer Lover's New England” features breweries, brewpubs, and beer bars geared toward brew enthusiasts looking to seek out the best beers New England has to offer, from bitter seasonal IPAs to rich, dark stouts. Written by a local...
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An eye-opening journey into craft beer–making in America, and what you can find in the quest to brew the perfect pint
Sean Lewis was living in Boston when he first set foot inside the Blue Hills Brewery. He was writing for BeerAdvocate magazine about America's craft brewers, and the then-fledgling Blue Hills was his first assignment. Lewis was immediately struck by the spirit of the brewers he met there. That visit would lead him first to an...
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“Beer Lover's Texas” features state-wide breweries, brewpubs and beer bars for those looking to seek out and celebrate the best brews, from bitter seasonal IPAs to rich, dark stouts, their cities have to offer. With quality beer producers popping up all over the nation, you don't have to travel very far to taste great beer, some of the best stuff is brewing right in your home state. These comprehensive guides cover the entire beer experience for...
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A celebration of the nineteenth-century saloon, written with sly humor during Prohibition.
Described by Luc Sante as "a distant ancestor of Rocky and Bullwinkle," George Ade was an early twentieth-century humorist beloved by many, even earning praise from H.L. Mencken. During the waning years of Prohibition, he wrote The Old-Time Saloon-both a work of propaganda masquerading as "just history" and a hilarious exercise in nostalgia that let booze-deprived...
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With quality beer producers popping up all over the nation, you don't have to travel far to taste great beer. Some of the bets stuff is brewing right in your home state. Beer Lover's Wisconsin features breweries, brewpubs, and beer bars statewide for those seeking the best beers the Badger State has to offer-from bitter, citrusy IPAs to rich, complex stouts.
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Since before Patriots like Paul Revere and Sam Adams fermented a revolution in smoky Beantown taverns, beer has been integral to the history of Boston. The city issued its first brewing license in 1630, and breweries like Haffenreffer Brewery and American Brewing Company quickly sprung up. This heady history took a turn for the worse when the American Temperance Movement championed prohibition, nearly wiping out all of the local breweries. In 1984,...
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