Running Press Pocket Guide to Beer

by Michael Jackson

Are you tired of taste-alike beers? Our pocket guide is the world's most authoritative source on your brew of choice, whether it be an all-American true microbrew, an Irish Red Ale, a Cask-conditioned Bitter from Britain, a Belgian Lambic, a German Oktoberfest, or a Czech Pilsner. This newly revised and fully updated seventh edition features a directory of more than 2,000 beers from around the world, described and rated by beer expert Michael Jackson. Packed with fascinating information on each region of the beer-producing world and tasting notes that are the product of first-hand research, this is one companion you won't want to be without.

Genres: Beer, Food, Cooking, Drinking, Nonfiction, Reference

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

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Michael James Jackson (27 March 1942 – 30 August 2007) was an English writer and journalist. He was the author of many influential books about beer and whisky.
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Reviews

[H (trying to keep up with GR friends) Balikov · Rating 4 out of 5]

(The newer edition is called Michael Jackson's Little Book of Beer)

Most beer drinkers that I know, if they are also readers, acknowledge that Michael Jackson’s writings on beer are some of the best. As the beer revival came into full-flower, Jackson was helping to lead the “real beer” movement. Craft beer and “gastro-pubs” are now a feature in many places.

This pocket guide is indeed minature and can actually fit in most pockets. If you want to know something about the beers of many brewing countries it can give you the right start. If you want to know about styles of beer, it has enough to put yourself on a firm foundation. If you want to know how beer is brewed, Jackson leads you through the process. If you are curious about the terms of brewing from “cask conditioned” to differences between beers and ales, this will do nicely.

If you want something about the recent proliferation of styles of product, you need to go elsewhere than this edition, but otherwise this will suffice.

[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book makes me thirsty. However, its structure is a bit awkward. The encyclopedic format is occasionally frustrating when attempting to locate new and tasty beers.

[Danial · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of the first books I read from Michael, and it really kicked in my interest in reading about beer. I've read many of Michael's books, I wish he were still around.

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