As craft brewing continues to go from strength to strength across the world, The World Atlas of Beer is the definitive and essential guide to beer, with information on brews ranging from the Trappist ales of Belgium to the wheat beers of Bavaria, Breton black beers, barrel-aged Californian beers, British bitters, Vietnamese bia hoì, traditional Finnish sahti, and the output of the hundreds of craft breweries around the world, from the USA and Canada, to Japan and even the Easter Islands. It explores the development of beer and the myriad brewing techniques in use today. Country by country the book considers a vast range of beer styles and traditions. Detailed maps describe crucial trends in major territories and features such as matching beer with food and how to pour different kinds of beer complete the picture. Now in a fully updated second edition, this book is the perfect companion to help you explore the best beers the world has to offer.
"Sample a beer in Hong Kong that tastes like bacon. Discover an out-of-the-way brewery in Vermont that devotees will drive hours to visit. Travel to a 500-year-old Belgian brewery with a beer pipeline under the city streets.
Take a brew-lover's trek across the globe in this definitive, revised, and expanded guide to the suds of the world--from Belgium's Trappist ales and Finnish sahti to barrel-aged Californian beers and Vietnamese bìa hoi--with tasting notes ...
This is the first book to chart the coffee production of over 35 countries, encompassing knowledge never previously published outside the coffee industry.
The ultimate guide to enjoying every pint to the fullest features 10,000 years of history, dizens of distinct styles, hundreds of breweries, and 900 identified flavors.
The best beers are here, so drink up!
An extensive introductory chapter to the book also covers styles of beer and emerging trends. Contents Includes: How to Use This Book Introduction What is Craft Beer?
... 43ph Gambrinus, 122, 214 Garcia, Luis, 437 Garshol, Lars Marius, 442, 446, 449, 450–451 gastropubs, 567 Gavroche, ... 245 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), 178, 350, 423, 584, 585, 589, 591 Great American Microbrewery Beer Book, ...
Equal parts history, cultural anthropology, social science, and travelogue, this book describes brewing and fermentation techniques that are vastly different from modern craft brewing and preserves them for posterity and exploration.
For the casual or connoisseur beer drinker, here's a comprehensive guide to appreciating and understanding the distinctive flavors and character, as well as the pairing of foods with North America's new generation of beers.
Seagrasses are a vital and widespread but often overlooked coastal marine habitat. This volume provides a global survey of their distribution and conservation status.