Beer

Written by one of the world's leading authorities and hailed by <em>American Brewer</em> as brilliant and by a wide margin the best reference now available <em>Beer</em> offers an amusing and informative account of the art and science of brewing examining the history of brewing and how the brewing process has evolved through the ages. The third edition features more information concerning the history of beer especially in the United States; British Japanese and Egyptian beer; beer in the context of health and nutrition; and the various styles of beer. Author Charles Bamforth has also added detailed sidebars on prohibition Sierra Nevada life as a maltster hopgrowing in the Northwestern U.S. and how cans and bottle are made. Finally the book includes new sections on beer in relation to food contrasting attitudes towards beer in Europe and America how beer is marketed distributed and retailed in the US and modern ways of dealing with yeast.<br>