Product Description

For everyone who has known the pleasure of a pint, Randy Mosher explores and explains the tasting experience, guiding readers to a better understanding of how every batch of beer is affected by recipe formulation, brewhouse procedures, yeasts, fermentations, carbonation, filtration, packaging, and much more. Readers will learn to identify the scents, colors, flavors, and mouth-feel of all the major beer styles. There are also chapters on proper serving and storage conditions, and classic beer and food pairings. Finally, the book includes astyle-by-style compendium of the different brews within major beer families, including American craft brews, British lagers, German ales, and Belgian Dubbels. For each style, Mosherincludes historical and regional facts, taste and aroma characteristics, seasonal availability, food pairings, and a few terrific recommendations for readers to sample.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8601 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-14
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .90" h x 7.00" w x 9.20" l, 1.45 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
"A radical passion for brews." Bob Townsend (Atlanta Journal Constitution )

From the Back Cover
Everybody knows how to drink beer, but few know how to really taste it. Tasting Beer is a lively exploration of the culture, chemistry, and creativity that make craft beers so wonderfully complex. Heighten your enjoyment of every glass with an understanding of the finer points of brewing, serving, tasting, and food pairing.

About the Author
Randy Mosher is a speaker, a teacher, a writer, an illustrator, a beer label designer, and an enthusiastic promoter of traditional beer styles. He is the author of Tasting Beer, The Brewer's Companion, and Radical Brewing, as well as many articles and columns for All About Beer. Mosher lives in Illinois.