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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 3/26/22 Jackson was the great beer writer. As a means of introducing standards to his own ratings and writings, he pioneered the use of stylistic categories withing which to judge beer. But his own palette, not arbitrary categories, was always the ultimate judge of a beer--was it any good? Unfortunately far too many of those who have come after him have been unable ever to shake the tyranny of style. There question is always does it fit within its purported style. Not do I like this. Jackson, on the other hand, was willing to invent new styles to accommodate beers that were superior but sui generis. And his ability to describe the taste of a unique beer in prose (rather than lists of words cribbed from scoring sheets) was unsurpassed. no reviews | add a review
Publisher description -- The World Guide to Beer categorizes brews from every Continent, according to country of origin, beer type, strength and flavour. Maps identify the local brews of the great brewing regions, with details of per-capita consumption and beer-drinking trends. The geography of beer is traced from its Mesopotamian and Ancient Egyptian origins to Northern Europe, and eventually the United States. The processes that create the different styles and flavours are explained. The World Guide to Beer unlocks the secrets of what Julius Caesar called "a high and mighty drink." No library descriptions found. |
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