The Beer Enthusiast's Guide: Tasting & Judging Brews from Around the World

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Summary: This book will take you from beer neophyte to conoiseur.
Review: This is the first book from one of the most knowledgable and prolific beer writers. The book is a guide to understanding the styles of beers in a straight forward approach and teaches you how to educate your palate to be able to disearn a well made beer. In these days of the proliferation of brewpubs and 'craft brews', one needs a basis for choosing one brew over another to spend one's money on. This small, but packed reference will guide you through the pitfalls of expensive beers. If you wish to become a certified beer judge this is THE text to study from. Over look the obvious typos and other small mistakes and you will find a fine source for beer facts and evaluation techniques. A must for the serious beer weenie!

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Summary: Learn BEER JUDGING too!
Review: What this great little book for beer lovers, in addition to the usual short description of beer history and a good section on all the different types of brews, is an entire chapter on BEER JUDGING and the BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program)!