Posts Tagged: Books and Book Reviews
Booklet Review: "Why Beer Matters" By Evan Rail
Posted by on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in - 3 comments
I got a review copy of Evan Rail's essay "Why Beer Matters" via email today. It's published for the Kindle and available at Amazon.com for an embarrassingly low price. Buy it. Why? Good question. Ever since his coming out party chez ici, he has been one of my favorite beer bloggers, a steady … read more »
Day 19: Oxford University Press Books Added To Prizes
Posted by on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 in - leave a comment
See those books up there? Oxford University Press has confirmed two copies of each that enter into the prize pool for all you good little beer photo nerds. To the left is The Oxford Companion To Beer, review here and considered in greater and greater depth here. To the right is The Economics of …
An Update On The OCB And The Commentary Wiki
Posted by on Monday, November 28, 2011 in - 5 comments
So, the forecast for the last four weeks over at the wiki that was set out in my Halloween post "And Quiet Flows the OCBeerCommentary Wiki" came to pass. This is going to be a longish process. But it advances. I just finished loading the Index of Articles by Author to the point Stan managed to get …
Book Review: The Economics Of Beer - Swinnen, ed.
Posted by on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in - 3 comments
I bought this because Simon told me to. Simon said. • This book is a series of essays related to the 2009 conference of The Beeronomics Society. It says on its back cover that it "is the first economic analysis of the beer market and brewing industry" but that is just silly puffery. There have …
Book Review: Great British Pubs, Adrian Tierney-Jones
Posted by on Thursday, November 10, 2011 in - 5 comments
I have to say that this book is a bit of a shock. I never knew you could mix so much porn with this degree of authoritative statement. How does one react? I have learned things I will share... yet I have wallowed in the depths of my deepest private imagination. AJT is good. He's like a pusher … read more »
Book Review: The Art And Mystery Of Brewing in Ontario
Posted by on Thursday, November 3, 2011 in - leave a comment
While I stand by my statement: • "...brewing history can be a tool or route to understanding for some but is ultimately unimportant if you do not need to tap into it..." • ... I have to admit that I do like dabbling in it - as long as I stay within the reach of my own capabilities. I … read more »
And Quiet Flows the OCBeerCommentary Wiki
Posted by on Monday, October 31, 2011 in - 8 comments
Well, I didn't expect to be called out - or, rather, have my suspicions confirmed - by the east coast media establishment. I did say that I expect this to be a slow project from day one. Nonetheless, Clay Risen's observations at The Atlantic today on the state of beer writing are well worth …
Stackpole Adds OH To NY, PA, MI, DE, MD, VA... And DC
Posted by on Sunday, October 30, 2011 in - 4 comments
With all the talk about recently released beer books your are forgiven when you forget there are even newer beer books out there. I ordered my copy of ATJ's new book CAMRA's Great British Pubs from Amazon.co.uk the other day. I see that there is a new book on Burton upon Trent by Protz, too. But …
Stuff Delivered By Mail, By Email, By Courier And By Hand
Posted by on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 in - 3 comments
It's been mad. Mad as in nutty crazy, not angry. Well, a bit of anger. And saucy retorts. How did it come to be that mild mannered beer fans had all this pent up emotion. I had no idea. Me, I'm not so much like that. Evan has it right. I'm just all about the whimsy. But its been busy and, you know …
Garrett Oliver on The Oxford Companion to Beer
Posted by on Monday, October 24, 2011 in - 62 comments
A few days after starting the OCBeerCommentary wiki, Garrett Oliver - editor, brewer and ambassador for good beer - emailed me and asked if I would like to have a question and answer session for my blog. The result is the response which you will find below under the extended text link. It includes …
