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Ken Wells: Travels with Barley: A Journey Through Beer Culture in America
Wells, a Wall Street Journal reporter and a guy who truly enjoys a great brew, has crisscrossed the U.S. visiting breweries and bars to find out just what makes beer the nation's leading adult beverage.
Charles Papazian: The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Third Edition (Harperresource Book)
In case you want make your own beer, start with this book. It provides very thorough information including some great recipes and insight into where beer comes from as well as its many different styles and how they are made.
Garrett Oliver: The Brewmaster's Table : Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food
This well-written book surveys the major beer styles and discusses the best food pairings for each, teaching skills that help the reader decide what beer to pair with which food.
Michael Jackson: Michael Jackson's Great Beer Guide
This leading beer critic has spent years probing the mysteries of malt and the magic of hops. Here he reveals how the world's greatest beers are created. The photography is so good you'll be thirsty.
Ray Daniels: Designing Great Beers : The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles
If you are interested in brewing to style, you need this book. Even if you just want to learn about different beer styles, this book provides a wealth of well-written and beatifully-presented information.
Sam Calagione: Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
For those who like their business advice mixed with tales of the trials and tribulations of starting a new business, this book will go down as smoothly as a pint of Immort Ale, one of Dogfish Head's signature brews.
Steve Hindy: Beer School : Bottling Success at the Brooklyn Brewery
This winning tale of the rise of the Brooklyn Brewery follows the basic pattern of every entrepreneur's memoir: a restless visionary sets out to accomplish a dream, barely survives a series of setbacks, emerges victorious—and ready to tell readers how they can do the same.
