The Complete Handbook of Beers and Brewing – By Brian Glover

The Complete Handbook of Beers and Brewing – By Brian Glover
The beer lover’s guide to the world

This book is not about home brewing, it is about beer. Every page contains vivid color images of beer labels, bottles, ingredients, production, and people enjoying beer. The first section briefly covers the history of beer, its ingredients, production, and styles. The second, and much more lengthy section is an encyclopedia of beers from around the world organized by country and brewery with many pictures of the different labels and bottles.

If you are planning a trip to Europe to sample beers, avoid Norway, Sweden, and Finland because of their high tax rates on beer and historical restrictions on alcohol. “Norway levies the highest and most punitive rate of duty on beer in the world”, page 116

The best place to go is Belgium and Germany:
“About 30% of all the breweries in the world are in Germany.” page 146

Awesome quote:
“Make sure that the beer – four pints a week – goes to the troops under fire before any of the parties in the rear get at drop.” – Winston Churchill, in a note to the Secretary of State, 1944.

Topics Unique to this book:

• History of beer and brewing

• History of prohibition and brew during war times

• Overview of large scale production of beer

• Description of 75 different classifications of beer

• Tour of beers from 32 regions