The Beer Bible

Jeff Alworth is also the author of Cider Made Simple (Chronicle) and The Beer Tasting Toolkit. He’s a columnist for All About Beer, and lives and writes out of Portland, Oregon, epicenter of the world’s craft beer belt.

A revised edition of the bestselling The Beer Bible (121,000 copies in print), with 25% new material reflecting new beers from commercial breweries and craft brewers. Plus: the history of brewing, how to read a Belgian beer label, and what to look for in tasting any kind of brew.

Beer Bible, 2nd editionContents Acknowledgments      How to Use This Book               PART ONE KNOWING BEER             Finding Your Bearings            From Göbekli Tepe to Hazy IPA in 12,000 Years              How Beer Is Made             Tasting Beer Like a Brewer             Understanding National Traditions               PART TWO CLASSIC ALES             Bitters           Pale Ales             Mild and Brown Ales            Porters and Stouts             Barley Wines and Old Ales             Scottish Ales             Ales of the Rhine: Altbiers and Kölsches            Belgian Ales             Saisons & Rustic Belgian Ales             Abbey and Trappist Ales             French Ales             The Beers of Italy             German Weizens               PART THREE CLASSIC LAGERS             Dark Lagers: Dunkels, Schwarzbiers, and Czech Tmavés              Czech Lagers             Pale Lagers: Pilsners, Helles, and Exports             Amber Lagers: Märzens and Vienna Lagers             Bocks               Mass-Market Lagers             Lesser-Known Lagers               PART FOUR NEW AND UNUSUAL BEERS              Hoppy American Ales              Fresh-Hop Ales              Japanese Sakes              European Farmhouse Ales  Lesser-Known Ales             Other Regional Ales               PART FIVE TART AND WILD ALES             The Lambic Family             Red-Brown Ales of Flanders             Tart German Ales: Berliner Weisses and Goses              Wild Ales                   PART SIX ENJOYING BEER              Storing and Serving Beer              Pairing Beer and Food              At the Pub           Beer Tourism               APPENDIXES              Glossary               Style Origin Maps            Bibliography            Tours and Interviews              Credits              Index About the Author