America's Best Brews

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Summary: If you love beer this is an excellent book to have.
Review: This book is dedicated to American beers only. The recent craftbrewing explosion has given the author plenty to write about. His reviews are very descriptive and give a lot of information as to the ingredients in the beer and the style of beer being reviewed. This is very valuable information for the serious beer lover and even to the serious brewer. The beers being reviewed are easily accessible to the reader thus he or she can seek out the beers being reviewed, taste them, and critically evaluate them. The author has given very good info so the reader can learn about ingredients of a beer and their potential contributions to beer flavor. The only knock on this book is that it only reviews 375 beers which is only a small percentage of what is available in the U.S. today. However, the thoroughness of the reviews and the amount of information given make this book one of the most important books on beer to own. I would love to see an update on this book.

Rating:
Summary: If you love beer this is an excellent book to have.
Review: This book is dedicated to American beers only. The recent craftbrewing explosion has given the author plenty to write about. His reviews are very descriptive and give a lot of information as to the ingredients in the beer and the style of beer being reviewed. This is very valuable information for the serious beer lover and even to the serious brewer. The beers being reviewed are easily accessible to the reader thus he or she can seek out the beers being reviewed, taste them, and critically evaluate them. The author has given very good info so the reader can learn about ingredients of a beer and their potential contributions to beer flavor. The only knock on this book is that it only reviews 375 beers which is only a small percentage of what is available in U.S. today. However, the thoroughness of the reviews and the amount of information given make this book one of the most important books on beer to own.

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Summary: Wide selection of American beers sorted by style.
Review: This book recommends hundreds of American beers. The beers are listed by style and are rated either four, three and a half, or three mugs. The first 70 pages describe the brewing process and give a fairly complete history of beer. The book also lists America's 25 Best Breweries. The agree with most of the beers listed in this book and recommend this book to you if you want to seek out the best beers the U.S. has to offer.