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First published October 1, 2013
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November 2, 2013
Is this a book about craft beers? Or classic plus craft beers? If the former, why include Pabst and Guinness, among others? If the latter, what about Heineken, Bass, Lowenbrau, and Kronenbourg? Budweiser and other Anheuser-Busch beers warrant only a brief paragraph.
That said, this is an enjoyable work. The introductory pages provide background on beer (a bit too brief, in my view). A history of beer,the craft beer revolution, the brewing process, styles of beer, how to taste beer, pairings of beer with food--pale ale beer and bacon or spicy sausage illustrates), and beer festivals. Good background, but I would have preferred more history and more leisurely treatment of the other issues as well.
The heart of the book, though, is brief discussion of a boatload of beers. At random. On page 44, we see a number of beers from the United Kingdom, such as Castle Rock Dartmoor and Dorsett Piddle (what a name!). German beers on page 74: Plank, Ratsherrn, and Rittmayer. Other countries' beers are exhibited as well from Europe: from Poland and Ireland and Croatia and Serbia.
The USA? Anchor Steam, Dogfish Head, Goose Island, Sam Adams, and our local brand--Troeg's. Other countries covered--other countries in the Western hemisphere,Asia, Australia, and Africa.
A lot of fun!
That said, this is an enjoyable work. The introductory pages provide background on beer (a bit too brief, in my view). A history of beer,the craft beer revolution, the brewing process, styles of beer, how to taste beer, pairings of beer with food--pale ale beer and bacon or spicy sausage illustrates), and beer festivals. Good background, but I would have preferred more history and more leisurely treatment of the other issues as well.
The heart of the book, though, is brief discussion of a boatload of beers. At random. On page 44, we see a number of beers from the United Kingdom, such as Castle Rock Dartmoor and Dorsett Piddle (what a name!). German beers on page 74: Plank, Ratsherrn, and Rittmayer. Other countries' beers are exhibited as well from Europe: from Poland and Ireland and Croatia and Serbia.
The USA? Anchor Steam, Dogfish Head, Goose Island, Sam Adams, and our local brand--Troeg's. Other countries covered--other countries in the Western hemisphere,Asia, Australia, and Africa.
A lot of fun!
February 7, 2014
A beautiful coffee table book providing a very good overview of all things beer: styles, brands, tasting etc. from all countries. Includes great photos of beer (but no samples).
September 14, 2015
Really nice, comprehensive guide to beer. More complete review to come.
Full review:
I'm a recent convert to the wonderful world of beer. I've been drinking wine for some time, but beer was something that was straw-colored and nasty to me, and I wanted no part of it. In other words, I was a victim of the American industrial beer-making factory. Over the years, though, I started to notice more and more small breweries pop up, and there's not a burgeoning beer-making industry in my home state. All of this encouraged me to see what the fuss was all about, and now that I've tasted quality beer, I haven't looked back. Like wine, beer is a drink that can be very complex and pleasurable--if you find the right beer. What's awesome about this book is that's exactly what it aims to help you do.
The book kicks off with some basics, like a timeline of the history of beer, some details about the brewing process, a breakdown of beer styles, advice for which foods to pair with which beers, how to taste beers, and beer festivals. These sections look gorgeous, laid out in appealing two-page spreads with lots of pictures. The downside, though, is that they're not very in depth but, then again, that's not really what this book is about. I do appreciate the overview of flavor pairings as I'm never quite certain which beers go with which foods, and I enjoyed reading the timeline and the overview of the brewing process.
What this beer is about is pretty comprehensive, detailed listings of various beer makers and their beer styles from every corner of the world. The book is divided into the following sections: Europe (subdivided by country), The Americas (subdivided by regions of the continent--i.e. Canada, the U.S., etc.), Asia and Australia (subdivided by country), and Africa. Before this book, I wasn't even really aware that Africa had any connection to beer making.
The high point of this book is that it's devoted to highlighting some of the smaller, more obscure breweries in the world, which is a great way to help the beer adventurer discover new favorites. Each subsection kicks off with one to two-page spreads detailing some history of the brewery, some basic facts such as the brewery's address and website, and then includes tasting notes for several of the brewery's beers. Alcohol by volume (ABV) is given for each beer profiled, along with a rating on a scale of zero to three for both sweetness and hoppiness. This part is especially great because reading beer labels can be like reading wine labels: they have lots of pretty words, but they don't always give you much to go on to decide if you might like them. I tend to prefer beers that are darker and sweeter and am not very fond of extremely sour and hoppy beers, so this book will be an excellent reference point for me.
The latter half of each subsection includes shorter overviews of other, smaller breweries. This sections is pretty comprehensive, though it obviously doesn't include every last obscure brewer in the world. Still, I was pleased to see that it included several of the small breweries I'm familiar with in my home region. There aren't tasting notes for these breweries' beers, though, so you'll be forced to do your own experimentation. (Oh, the agony. I know. Try to bear it.)
This book is a lovely, hefty, fetching volume that would make an excellent gift for the beer enthusiast in your life.
Full review:
I'm a recent convert to the wonderful world of beer. I've been drinking wine for some time, but beer was something that was straw-colored and nasty to me, and I wanted no part of it. In other words, I was a victim of the American industrial beer-making factory. Over the years, though, I started to notice more and more small breweries pop up, and there's not a burgeoning beer-making industry in my home state. All of this encouraged me to see what the fuss was all about, and now that I've tasted quality beer, I haven't looked back. Like wine, beer is a drink that can be very complex and pleasurable--if you find the right beer. What's awesome about this book is that's exactly what it aims to help you do.
The book kicks off with some basics, like a timeline of the history of beer, some details about the brewing process, a breakdown of beer styles, advice for which foods to pair with which beers, how to taste beers, and beer festivals. These sections look gorgeous, laid out in appealing two-page spreads with lots of pictures. The downside, though, is that they're not very in depth but, then again, that's not really what this book is about. I do appreciate the overview of flavor pairings as I'm never quite certain which beers go with which foods, and I enjoyed reading the timeline and the overview of the brewing process.
What this beer is about is pretty comprehensive, detailed listings of various beer makers and their beer styles from every corner of the world. The book is divided into the following sections: Europe (subdivided by country), The Americas (subdivided by regions of the continent--i.e. Canada, the U.S., etc.), Asia and Australia (subdivided by country), and Africa. Before this book, I wasn't even really aware that Africa had any connection to beer making.
The high point of this book is that it's devoted to highlighting some of the smaller, more obscure breweries in the world, which is a great way to help the beer adventurer discover new favorites. Each subsection kicks off with one to two-page spreads detailing some history of the brewery, some basic facts such as the brewery's address and website, and then includes tasting notes for several of the brewery's beers. Alcohol by volume (ABV) is given for each beer profiled, along with a rating on a scale of zero to three for both sweetness and hoppiness. This part is especially great because reading beer labels can be like reading wine labels: they have lots of pretty words, but they don't always give you much to go on to decide if you might like them. I tend to prefer beers that are darker and sweeter and am not very fond of extremely sour and hoppy beers, so this book will be an excellent reference point for me.
The latter half of each subsection includes shorter overviews of other, smaller breweries. This sections is pretty comprehensive, though it obviously doesn't include every last obscure brewer in the world. Still, I was pleased to see that it included several of the small breweries I'm familiar with in my home region. There aren't tasting notes for these breweries' beers, though, so you'll be forced to do your own experimentation. (Oh, the agony. I know. Try to bear it.)
This book is a lovely, hefty, fetching volume that would make an excellent gift for the beer enthusiast in your life.
November 4, 2013
"World Beer" is appropriately titled, as this handsome tome offers a survey of the current world brewing culture. As a proud beer-loving resident of the Pacific Northwest's Beervana, I'm always willing to dive into the latest treatment of beer culture. Tim Hampson, Stan Hieronymus, Sylvia Kopp, and Adrian Tierney-Jones have done themselves proud with a book that is both ambitious and limited. Any
The ambitions of a book entitled "World Beer" are fairly obvious. We're talking comprehensive. The lion's share of this book, which clocks in at almost 300 pages, are dedicted to individual breweries around the world. Most of these receive a glowing one-page summary, replete with key facts and a couple hundred words telling each brewery's story. Two or three beers from that brewery get a technical analysis (sweetness, hoppiness, technical specs, and even a food pairing), along with handsome pictures of the beers themselves. In fact, "World Beer" would serve as an awesome coffee table book for a beer snob, as the authors/designers gave as much thought to photography as editorial content. The encyclopedic approach of "World Beer" will also be a perfect book for any beer lover getting ready to plan a vacation, as the whole world of beer is covered - Australia, Namibia, New Zealand, Canada, the U.K., South America . . . "World Beer," indeed.
And that's part of the problem with "World Beer." Any 300-page book on this topic needs to cut corners. "A Brief History" of brewing gets TWO PAGES. So while the authors aren't lying when they say "Brief," there is brief and then there is . . . two-pages-brief. The history of American brewing properly mentions Anchor Brewing, but as a Portlander I'm slightly offended that the Rose City's role in the American craft brewing movement does not get a mention . . . we do have more microbreweries than any other American city, and the craft brewing movement owes a major debt of gratitude to the lobbying and brewing efforts of Oregonians such as the McMenamin and Widmer brothers.
Local prejudices aside, the fair criticism is that "World Beer" offers an Encyclopedia Britannica level of information. Brief entries on beer history, how to pour and taste beer, and beer styles are fine, but limited in scope. The limitations and benefits of this approach are self-evident. The only exception to this is the treatment is the food pairings - a lot of effort goes into recommending food pairings for specific beer. These recommendations go far beyond "red meat, seafood, root vegetables, etc." A recommendation may be as specific as "good with a fruit salad after dinner" - now *that's* research worth examining!
The ambitions of a book entitled "World Beer" are fairly obvious. We're talking comprehensive. The lion's share of this book, which clocks in at almost 300 pages, are dedicted to individual breweries around the world. Most of these receive a glowing one-page summary, replete with key facts and a couple hundred words telling each brewery's story. Two or three beers from that brewery get a technical analysis (sweetness, hoppiness, technical specs, and even a food pairing), along with handsome pictures of the beers themselves. In fact, "World Beer" would serve as an awesome coffee table book for a beer snob, as the authors/designers gave as much thought to photography as editorial content. The encyclopedic approach of "World Beer" will also be a perfect book for any beer lover getting ready to plan a vacation, as the whole world of beer is covered - Australia, Namibia, New Zealand, Canada, the U.K., South America . . . "World Beer," indeed.
And that's part of the problem with "World Beer." Any 300-page book on this topic needs to cut corners. "A Brief History" of brewing gets TWO PAGES. So while the authors aren't lying when they say "Brief," there is brief and then there is . . . two-pages-brief. The history of American brewing properly mentions Anchor Brewing, but as a Portlander I'm slightly offended that the Rose City's role in the American craft brewing movement does not get a mention . . . we do have more microbreweries than any other American city, and the craft brewing movement owes a major debt of gratitude to the lobbying and brewing efforts of Oregonians such as the McMenamin and Widmer brothers.
Local prejudices aside, the fair criticism is that "World Beer" offers an Encyclopedia Britannica level of information. Brief entries on beer history, how to pour and taste beer, and beer styles are fine, but limited in scope. The limitations and benefits of this approach are self-evident. The only exception to this is the treatment is the food pairings - a lot of effort goes into recommending food pairings for specific beer. These recommendations go far beyond "red meat, seafood, root vegetables, etc." A recommendation may be as specific as "good with a fruit salad after dinner" - now *that's* research worth examining!
October 18, 2013
This fairly thick book isn't cheap and it will cost you quite a few bottles of beer (as an equivalent cost). But with its help maybe you will discover even more beers to try.
The world is getting smaller and it is getting easier to try beers from countries that you may never ever get the chance to visit. So you might need a good guide to help you along and possibly this book can assist! Whilst many beers from around the world are showcased this is more than just a listing of beers. The eager reader can get quite a good, knowledgeable insight into the world and science of brewing.
After a great introduction and general overview to all matters beer, the book splits into five large chapters for each continent and then within this it focuses on many countries and some of the beers that can be found here. Naturally each and every beer and brewery cannot be featured and inevitably you might find that your absolute favourite niche beer might not he present, yet you are still going to get a great overview to a range of beers that you might not be overly familiar with. If you absolutely want to or need to drill down into the beer market for a given country or region there may be other books more suited to the task, but this is a great generalist book.
As you would expect from a DK book, design values are high, photographs are excellent and overall this book is just like a great, conditioned glass of beer: sheer brilliance and perfection. The book is rounded off by a great glossary that can provide an at-a-glance guide to much jargon and terminology and naturally there is a very detailed index to let you really dig your way through the book over time.
About the only gripe is the price. Fortunately it will be invariably discounted by many retailers and it is a good investment regardless if you need this kind of information.
World Beer, written by Tim Hampson and published by DK Books. ISBN 9781465414380, 300 pages. Typical price: USD40. YYYYY.
The world is getting smaller and it is getting easier to try beers from countries that you may never ever get the chance to visit. So you might need a good guide to help you along and possibly this book can assist! Whilst many beers from around the world are showcased this is more than just a listing of beers. The eager reader can get quite a good, knowledgeable insight into the world and science of brewing.
After a great introduction and general overview to all matters beer, the book splits into five large chapters for each continent and then within this it focuses on many countries and some of the beers that can be found here. Naturally each and every beer and brewery cannot be featured and inevitably you might find that your absolute favourite niche beer might not he present, yet you are still going to get a great overview to a range of beers that you might not be overly familiar with. If you absolutely want to or need to drill down into the beer market for a given country or region there may be other books more suited to the task, but this is a great generalist book.
As you would expect from a DK book, design values are high, photographs are excellent and overall this book is just like a great, conditioned glass of beer: sheer brilliance and perfection. The book is rounded off by a great glossary that can provide an at-a-glance guide to much jargon and terminology and naturally there is a very detailed index to let you really dig your way through the book over time.
About the only gripe is the price. Fortunately it will be invariably discounted by many retailers and it is a good investment regardless if you need this kind of information.
World Beer, written by Tim Hampson and published by DK Books. ISBN 9781465414380, 300 pages. Typical price: USD40. YYYYY.
May 18, 2017
Nice book for fans of beer. It is great for a gift.
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