The Complete
Beer Course
From Novice to Expert in Twelve Tasting Classes
The completely revised, updated, and repackaged second edition of the 2013 bestseller was released in June 2023.
First published in 2013, The Complete Beer Course has helped thousands of beer enthusiasts navigate the vast and often confusing world of beer. Bernstein is back to serve up a second round of insights. He introduces readers to must-know breweries and the industry’s rising stars. Each chapter is devoted to a specific beer style and teaches readers how to taste and evaluate a wide selection, especially new beers gaining popularity such as sours and nonalcoholic varieties. Additionally, readers will find up-to-date information on the pandemic’s effects on the beer world, expanded coverage of international beers, and the author’s top picks for any beer-drinking occasion. If your knowledge of IPAs is a little hazy, then this guide is for you.
Drink Better Beer
Discover the Secrets of the Brewing Experts
With thousands of breweries creating a bewildering array of beers each year, learning from the experts is practically a necessity for the modern beer lover. Luckily, beer guru Joshua M. Bernstein is here to tap their wisdom for you, with sage advice about which brews to buy, how to taste your beers, and what to eat with them.
Drink Better Beer features the must-know insights of more than 100 professionals, including competition judges, beer consultants, and master brewers. Find out how to shop clever by heeding two simple rules. Learn the art of selecting the right glass, cleaning it, and executing the perfect pour. Make sense of all those aromas with just a couple of sniffing tricks. Unlock the taste secrets of different styles, learn when to drink, and how to know if your favorite beer store is treating their beer the way they should. Beer is getting complicated—Drink Better Beer will give you the confidence to buy smart and enjoy your pour even more.
Homebrew World
Discover the secrets of the world’s leading homebrewers.
The book's inspiration stems from my homebrew tours. In a nutshell, I've been taking folks inside homebrewers' homes for the better part of a decade. You get to meet the brewers, see how they live and drink their beer. It's a mixture of voyeurism, inebriation and education. Wouldn't it be fun, I thought, to meet brewers on remote island in Thailand? What about Patagonia? Poland? Hong Kong? Hence, Homebrew World was born, featuring interviews from some of the world's most fascinating homebrewers.
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Complete IPA
THE GUIDE TO YOUR FAVORITE CRAFT BEER
The India pale ale has taken over the world, becoming the dominant form of expression for today’s top brewers. Why do folks line up for hours for cans of double IPAs? What are the hottest hops? What IPAs should be on your bucket list? Complete IPA answers all.
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The Complete Beer Course (2013 edition)
It's a great time to be a beer drinker, but also the most confusing, thanks to the dizzying array of available draft beers. Expert Joshua M. Bernstein comes to the rescue with The Complete Beer Course, demystifying brews and breaking down the elements that make beer's flavor spin into distinctively different and delicious directions. Structured around a series of easy-to-follow classes, his course hops from lagers and pilsners to hazy wheat beers, Belgian-style abbey and Trappist ales, aromatic pale ales and bitter IPAs, roasty stouts, barrel-aged brews, belly-warming barley wines, and mouth-puckering sour ales. There is even a class on international beer styles and another on pairing beer with food and starting your own beer cellar. Through suggested, targeted tastings, you'll learn when to drink down-and when to dump those beers down a drain.
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Brewed Awakening
BEHIND THE BEERS AND BREWERS LEADING THE WORLD'S CRAFT BREWING REVOLUTION
The deeply researched book tells the story of the modern American beer revolution, and how it’s changing the way we—and the world—drink beer.