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Summary: The Joy of Drinking Beer
Review: "Ultimate Beer" by Michael Jackson, is a great book to acquaint the curious beer drinker with the unique characteristics and styles that are available. Beer is no longer the boring, "they all taste the same" beverage that it was in the United States for so long. Thanks to the microbrewing revolution, beer is now the equivalent of wine in respect to its diversity and its adaptability to many occasions. The best part of this book is the illustrations. Each beer is presented in a section with similar beer styles, complete with a picture of the bottle and a picture of a glass filled with that particular brand of beer. There is also a food/occasion section with more pictures of beer along with the food that it best accomodates. This book provides a good reference to the many styles of beer, the brewing process, and the compatibility of beer to any taste or occasion. Take notice: after you read this book and look at those full glasses of beer, you will have an uncontrollable urge to head to the nearest beverage store!
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Summary: The Joy of Drinking Beer
Review: "Ultimate Beer" by Michael Jackson, is a great book to acquaint the curious beer drinker with the unique characteristics and styles that are available. Beer is no longer the boring, "they all taste the same" beverage that it was in the United States for so long. Thanks to the microbrewing revolution, beer is now the equivalent of wine in respect to its diversity and its adaptability to many occasions. The best part of this book is the illustrations. Each beer is presented in a section with similar beer styles, complete with a picture of the bottle and a picture of a glass filled with that particular brand of beer. There is also a food/occasion section with more pictures of beer along with the food that it best accomodates. This book provides a good reference to the many styles of beer, the brewing process, and the compatibility of beer to any taste or occasion. Take notice: after you read this book and look at those full glasses of beer, you will have an uncontrollable urge to head to the nearest beverage store!
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: Great Book
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Summary: Ultimate Beer is like Buttah!
Review: I LOVE "Ultimate Beer." My friends at work have been passing it around and I doubt I'll ever get the book back. The recipes are unique and challenging and I plan to try some out when I can get the book away from my boss.
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Summary: Wonderful Pictures
Review: I own almost 10 books on beer, and this book has by far the best photographs in it. Hundreds of beers are shown in the bottle and in a full glass from the respective brewery. The beginning of the book has a nice intro to beer if you are not familiar with the process of brewing. The featured beers are chosen by the occasion which suits the style of beer. I have tried about half of the beers featured and most of them have been excellent. Michael Jackson includes helpful information such as serving temp and alcohol content for each beer. I hope you enjoy this book as much I do.
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Summary: Wonderful Pictures
Review: I own almost 10 books on beer, and this book has by far the best photographs in it. Hundreds of beers are shown in the bottle and in a full glass from the respective brewery. The beginning of the book has a nice intro to beer if you are not familiar with the process of brewing. The featured beers are chosen by the occasion which suits the style of beer. I have tried about half of the beers featured and most of them have been excellent. Michael Jackson includes helpful information such as serving temp and alcohol content for each beer. I hope you enjoy this book as much I do.
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Summary: Must respond to negative comments here
Review: I'm giving this book 4 stars, sight unseen. It will probably deserve a 5th star. I must disagree with the reviewer who denigrates it. Robert Klein does NOT know beers. Most of his favorites are lambics and flavored beers. Anyone who gives Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale a '3' (on a scale of 0 to 5 [or 1 to 5]) does not know good beers. Michael Jackson does know good beer, and I eagerly await this book.
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Summary: Stellar resource for beer enthusiasts!!!
Review: It is fairly obvious that the San Francisco review trashing Michael Jackson's book has a hidden agenda. DK Publishing is proud of Ultimate Beer and all the effort that went into this stellar resource for beer enthusiasts.
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Summary: Not Michael Jackson's Ultimate Beer book
Review: Michael Jackson is an excellent researcher, writer and presenter and his new book is well worth the read, but is not his best and should take nothing away from scores of other excellent books now available. Highly recommended is The Ale Trail or, in fact, any title by British authority, Roger Protz or Canadian author Steven Beaumont and works by American writers Mosher, Finkel, Papazian, Daniels, Finch, Meyers and Yenne. Beware of authors who tell you which beer to drink. The best authors teach you how to make that decision on your own. There are other great sources of authoritative beer information including All about Beer Magazine, Celebrator Beer News and The Real Beer Page web sight. Jackson's poorly titled new book looks a lot like the other "Ultimate" books in the first sections where scores of bottle and glass shots fill the pages, but offers, like his much better, if not slightly less glossy, Beer Companion, excellent information about beer and food pairing in the last quarter of the book.
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Summary: Advance Copy looks outstanding
Review: Michael Jackson's latest effort is yet another in a fine line in his series on beer and beer styles throughout the world. I had the opportunity to review an advance copy and it looks outstanding. "Ultimate Beer" acts as a visual almanac for each beer within each beer style which is something you don't get from his previous books. I really must take exception to the review casting Jackson as a "joke" within the community. His literature and standing within the home brewing community indicates quite the opposite. Of course what makes a good beer is subjective. Based on all of his books and from meeting and hearing him speak in person, he knows his subject quite well.
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