For centuries smoke-flavored beers survived modernization in a small enclave centered around Bamberg, Germany. Today new examples are being made by brewers throughout the US. Anyone who loves smoke- in food and drink- will find much to love in this guide to the elusive world of woodsmoked ales and lagers. Enjoy the history, culture and brewing o...

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Murder and Death, Cow Mouth, Gut Rot, Bitchy Maid. The story of how Kölsch shed its dismal reputation in the Middle Ages to become Colognes queen of beers is definitely one to be savored. Home to this delicate golden ale, Cologne (Kln in German) enjoys one of the oldest brewing traditions around. (Its first documented brew was in A.D. 873!) Köls...

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The "wit" and "weizen" of wheat beers. Author Stan Hieronymus visits the ancestral homes of the world's most interesting styles—Hoegaarden, Kelheim, Leipzig, Berlin and even Portland, Oregon—to sort myth from fact and find out how the beers are made today. Complete with brewing details and recipes for even the most curious br...

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Brew Your Own Magazine's Hop Lovers Guide.

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Altbier is considered Germany's oldest and most famous beer style. This book explains how monks and nuns brewed it in Dusseldorf centuries ago, and how to brew one today. Altbier covers brewing processes, flavor profile, recipes and much more. 171 pages.

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This book contains a compendium of information on many historical fermented beverages. Filled with nourishment for the soul, body, and mind, this book is a unique view of the intersection between herbal medicine and fermentation. It will delight anyone interests in herbs, honey, brewing and folktales. It has become a popular book, largely becaus...

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When brewers allow organisms other than Saccharomyces yeast to influence the taste of their ales, a new family of flavors enters the beer vocabulary. Wild Brews explores the world of lambics, Flanders red and Flanders brown beers as well as the many new American beers produced in a similar style. Beer lovers and brewers alike will find a detaile...

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This Mother Of All Beers has come a long way since its murky beginnings as the first beer style ever produced. A clear, brown, lightly malted beverage with nutty overtones, brown ale was originally one of the three beers, or three threads, blended together to make a beer that eventually inspired the creation of porter. While brown ale has all bu...

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A Lupulin Filled Journey to the Heart and Flavor of the Worlds Great Craft Beers. Microbrewed Adventures is your shotgun seat to unique, eccentric and pioneering craft-brews and the fascinating people who create them. Travel with Charlie as he crisscrosses America and circles the globe in search of the most flavor-packed beers. 392 pages.

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Mild ale is a simple beer to make, but an extremely difficult style to pin down. It is a beer that embodies the genteel spirit and hearty culture of the people who have brewed it and those who drink it. Mild is a beer that can be at once light or dark, very low or very high in alcohol, and either rich in dark malt flavor or light and crisp with ...

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Considered the father of all lagers, continental Pilsener changed the course of brewing around the world. Noted author and brewer David Miller examines each country's version of Pilsener, including ingredients and brewing stages. 102 pages.

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