The New World Guide to Beer

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Summary: ...Not Bob Klein?
Review: An excellent book, although I'd suggest his "Beer Companion" for a first buy. Ignore ANY review that starsts with "Michael Jackson is not Bob Klein." That's like writing "John Lennon is not Michael Bolton..." Don't buy the hype; Michael Jackson (as he introduces himself, "not the pedorast") is the Man.

Rating:
Summary: ...Not Bob Klein?
Review: An excellent book, although I'd suggest his "Beer Companion" for a first buy. Ignore ANY review that starsts with "Michael Jackson is not Bob Klein." That's like writing "John Lennon is not Michael Bolton..." Don't buy the hype; Michael Jackson (as he introduces himself, "not the pedorast") is the Man.

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Summary: Adequate
Review: Jackson is no Bob Klein, but no beer writer can be. However, this book is not bad as long as one doesn't expect too much. Hardly the authoritative resource it purports to be and tends to be pretentious.

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Summary: Adequate
Review: Jackson's informative prose and comprehensive knowledge of beer in all its wondrous variety makes this book a must-have for brewers and beer enthusiasts. Its size and beautiful layout designates it as a coffee table book, but you'll want to keep it out for guests who are enthusiastic about the American microbrewery revolution of the past twenty years, or even better for those who "don't like beer" because they've never drunk a good one. This book will make you want to purchase airline tickets to Europe to visit the breweries and towns Jackson writes so lovingly about.

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Summary: The definitive guide to beer
Review: To a beer fan, this is a truly beautiful book. It is filled with striking pictures of breweries, pubs and their beers. It stands above the average coffee table book by giving an encyclopedic treatment of beer styles and beer culture from around the world. The information is reliable and has been obtained at first hand by an author who has done more traveling in search of good beer than any other writer.