Posts Tagged: Books and Book Reviews
Book Review: Craft Beer World, Mark Dredge
Posted by on Sunday, June 2, 2013 in - 4 comments
I have had this book for a few weeks kicking around. Things have been busy outside of this blog's range of duties. So I have been dipping into the book rather than reading it. Which is fine, isn't it. The point of a "number book" - for lack of a better name - or its sibling the style guide is that …
Monday Evening Notes From The Beery World
Posted by on Monday, May 27, 2013 in - 7 comments
Dandelions. I hate them. Mainly because I don't want to eat them. There is little in the way of root veg I won't eat - being a Scot it's expected - but dandelion? Never. The cool damp spring has given them licence and the front lawn in a mess. If only a Belgian brewer would come and dig out the … read more »
Book Review: Triplebock - Three Beer Stories, Evan Rail
Posted by on Monday, April 1, 2013 in - 1 comment
As I mentioned, our old pal Evan has written another ebook, Triplebock. So far, he has given us perhaps more sorts of writing than any other of voice in good beer. Because he is, you see, a pretty busy writer and, perhaps, a more diverse writer that most others as his bio Amazon.com reveals …
A Few Updates On New Long Writing About Good Beer
Posted by on Saturday, March 30, 2013 in - 3 comments
I write a lot for my job. Likely three-quarters of what I do is based on typing a lot of detail that needs to be relied upon. I like it. Think I am good at it. But I have to tell you that co-writing this quasi-fictional narrative on good beer with Max - the one that flies through time and space …
Book Review: Alcohol and its Role in..., Ian Hornsey
Posted by on Thursday, March 7, 2013 in - 3 comments
That is Alcohol and its Role in the Evolution of Human Society by Ian S. Hornsey. I had no idea. In a work of beer writing that is still trying to find its way, seeking to evolve from fanboy gushing or trade focused boosterism or underdeveloped efforts at business journalism, Hornsey's 2004 book A …
Book Review: IPA, Brewing Techniques, Etc., Mitch Steele
Posted by on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in - 8 comments
This is another book from Brewers Publications that bridges the worlds of brewers and drinkers. As with Stan's excellent For The Love of Hops, the book provides context, history, categorizations, practical application of the topic in brewing and plenty of evidence of sheer enthusiasm. That being …
Book Review: For The Love Of Hops, Stan Hieronymus
Posted by on Thursday, January 24, 2013 in - 23 comments
Bought this. Got a review copy, too. Read through it but pretty sure I can't really give a review. See, it's sitting at a distance from where I find myself. • What do I mean by that? There are many paths, many routes to understanding. Stan is either on another route from me or so far ahead of me …
Book Review: How To Love Wine, Eric Asimov
Posted by on Friday, January 18, 2013 in - 3 comments
I picked this book up in the pre-Christmas self-gifting spree and, as I mentioned, am glad I did. I have followed Eric Asimov for sometime probably starting with some of his studies of beer styles that, at the time, were hailed as something of a break through for good beer. Not that I always … read more »
Your Friday Night Beery Thoughts And Links
Posted by on Friday, January 11, 2013 in - 1 comment
I was going to write some half-baked post about comparing that beer to that other beer but I don't have the heart. I am a third of the way through and really enjoying How to Love Wine by Eric Asimov and he is still telling me about what isn't important. Blind tastings? Not that I do them but I …
Ideas, Analogies And Observations From Other Places
Posted by on Sunday, January 6, 2013 in - 2 comments
The world of beer thought is a bit of an echo chamber. This is natural given how, until relatively recently, few have written about good beer in a way that actually invites consideration and discussion. The good thing about this as we go forward and good independent beer writing continues to … read more »
