Posts Tagged: Books and Book Reviews
Is The River Slowly Rising At The OCBeerCommentary Wiki?
Posted by on Sunday, May 13, 2012 in - 2 comments
Seven months ago, I wrote a post entitled "And Quiet Flows the OCBeerCommentary Wiki" about the sensibly slow pace of its review of The Oxford Companion to Beer. But the flow more than slowed. Pace became somewhat geological over the winter. I have to admit that I wasn't very focused myself and … read more »
Book Review: But Are These Really Beer Books?
Posted by on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in - 12 comments
Beer books. I have read enough of them but they are not the whole extent of the books I read related to my interest in beer. One of the most interesting things for me about my interest in beer is how is it woven though the community and through time. On top up there is my recently acquired copy of …
Book Review: Ohio Breweries By Rick Armon
Posted by on Sunday, March 25, 2012 in - leave a comment
I really love these beery travel books published by Stackpole Books. It's how I met Lew and realized there was a whole world not only of great and reasonably priced beer just to the south of me in New York but also a world of sites to see, white hots to eat and roads to take. • As I mentioned …
Book Review: Geuze And Kriek, Jef Van den Steen
Posted by on Monday, February 20, 2012 in - 1 comment
Hmm... it's subtitled "The Secret of Lambic." I was a bit concerned before I got past the cover that this would be a book about one secret. Happily, as I worked my way through this book, I realized it was more part of a slightly troubled translation than the actual promise of what lay between the …
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 »
