BrewDog: Craft Beer for the Geeks

by Richard Taylor, James Watt (With), Martin Dickie (With)

The next step for beer geeks looking to expand their knowledge with science, food and drink pairings, home brewing recipes, and more  The second book from the independent brewery’s founders,  Craft Beer for the Geeks aims to go deeper into the science and styles of craft beer in this full-color, gorgeously designed taproom bible.   With sections such as "The Science of Flavor" and "Why Temperature Is King," beer geeks will be satisfied with the wealth of knowledge presented by these craft beer experts. Recipes and sections on beer and food pairing will thrill food and beverage enthusiasts who want to go further in exploring flavor combinations.   A "DIY Dog" section on at-home brewing exemplifies the punk, open-source ethos that Brewdog is known for.   With 18 recipes, BrewDog is a must-own for the beer revolutionist in your life.   

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

Published September 29, 2020

About the author

Richard Taylor is a professor of English and currently serves as Kenan Visiting Writer at Transylvania University. A former Kentucky poet laureate, he is the author of six collections of poetry, two novels, and several books of non-fiction, mostly relating to Kentucky history. A former dean and teacher in the Governor's Scholars Program, he was selected as Distinguished Professor at Kentucky State University in 1992. He has won two creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and an Al Smith Creative Writing Award from the Kentucky Arts Council. He and his wife Lizz own Poor Richard's Books in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Reviews

[Ramon van Dam · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a fan of BrewDog this was a fun read, although I do wonder how much this adds to the previous book with a very similar title. Yet again we get some background info, recipes for their beers and food pairing suggestions, which makes this feel like an extension instead of a standalone book.

This makes it difficult to rate and tomorrow I might think it's worth 4 stars instead of 3, but the important thing is that I enjoyed it and can recommend it to anybody that has some familiarity with both homebrewing and this Scottish craft beer giant.