102 books
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23 voters
Beer Books
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Tasting Beer: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as beer)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,424 ratings — published 2009
How to Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Beer Right the First Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as beer)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,767 ratings — published
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as beer)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,653 ratings — published 1980
Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as beer)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,495 ratings — published 1998
Radical Brewing: Recipes, Tales and World-Altering Meditations in a Glass (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as beer)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,096 ratings — published 2004
Yeast: The Practical Guide to Beer Fermentation (Brewing Elements)
by (shelved 57 times as beer)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,130 ratings — published 2010
For The Love of Hops: The Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of Hops (Brewing Elements)
by (shelved 49 times as beer)
avg rating 4.13 — 673 ratings — published 2012
The Brewmaster's Table: Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as beer)
avg rating 4.33 — 739 ratings — published 2003
The Complete Beer Course: Boot Camp for Beer Geeks: From Novice to Expert in Twelve Tasting Classes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as beer)
avg rating 4.25 — 563 ratings — published 2013
The Oxford Companion to Beer (Oxford Companion To... (Hardcover))
by (shelved 46 times as beer)
avg rating 4.38 — 538 ratings — published 2011
Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as beer)
avg rating 4.43 — 924 ratings — published 2007
The Beer Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as beer)
avg rating 4.35 — 544 ratings — published 2015
Brew Like a Monk: Trappist, Abbey, and Strong Belgian Ales and How to Brew Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as beer)
avg rating 4.22 — 806 ratings — published 2005
The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as beer)
avg rating 3.89 — 593 ratings — published 2013
Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as beer)
avg rating 3.78 — 1,491 ratings — published 2005
IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as beer)
avg rating 4.10 — 360 ratings — published 2012
Extreme Brewing: An Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as beer)
avg rating 3.86 — 471 ratings — published 2006
Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers (Brewing Elements)
by (shelved 30 times as beer)
avg rating 4.13 — 495 ratings — published 2013
Michael Jackson's Great Beers of Belgium (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as beer)
avg rating 4.45 — 212 ratings — published 1991
The Craft of Stone Brewing Co.: Liquid Lore, Epic Recipes, and Unabashed Arrogance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as beer)
avg rating 3.92 — 300 ratings — published 2011
Malt: A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse (Brewing Elements)
by (shelved 28 times as beer)
avg rating 4.05 — 410 ratings — published 2014
Clonebrews: Homebrew Recipes for 150 Commerical Beers (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as beer)
avg rating 3.85 — 410 ratings — published 1998
American Sour Beers (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as beer)
avg rating 4.60 — 424 ratings — published 2014
Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 26 times as beer)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,938 ratings — published 2012
The Comic Book Story of Beer: The World's Favorite Beverage from 7000 BC to Today's Craft Brewing Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as beer)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,169 ratings — published 2015
Michael Jackson's Great Beer Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as beer)
avg rating 4.16 — 271 ratings — published 2000
A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as beer)
avg rating 3.81 — 34,195 ratings — published 2005
The Brewer's Tale: A History of the World According to Beer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as beer)
avg rating 3.77 — 710 ratings — published 2014
The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer That Changed the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as beer)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,544 ratings — published 2009
The Naked Pint: An Unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as beer)
avg rating 3.77 — 464 ratings — published 2008
Ambitious Brew (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as beer)
avg rating 3.81 — 625 ratings — published 2006
Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out: Goose Island, Anheuser-Busch, and How Craft Beer Became Big Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as beer)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,055 ratings — published
Wild Brews: Beer Beyond the Influence of Brewer's Yeast (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as beer)
avg rating 4.11 — 274 ratings — published 2005
Farmhouse Ales: Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as beer)
avg rating 4.09 — 390 ratings — published 2004
The Homebrewer's Companion (Homebrewing)
by (shelved 22 times as beer)
avg rating 4.11 — 514 ratings — published 1994
Man Walks into a Pub: A Sociable History of Beer (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as beer)
avg rating 3.99 — 558 ratings — published 2003
The Lager Queen of Minnesota (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as beer)
avg rating 4.01 — 47,810 ratings — published 2019
The Homebrewer's Garden: How to Easily Grow, Prepare, and Use Your Own Hops, Malts, Brewing Herbs (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as beer)
avg rating 3.75 — 374 ratings — published 1998
The New World Guide to Beer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as beer)
avg rating 4.28 — 94 ratings — published 1977
Beyond the Pale: The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as beer)
avg rating 3.92 — 610 ratings — published 2012
Eyewitness Companions: Beer (Eyewitness Companion Guides)
by (shelved 19 times as beer)
avg rating 3.99 — 168 ratings — published 1998
The World Atlas of Beer: The Essential Guide to the Beers of the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as beer)
avg rating 4.01 — 151 ratings — published 2012
Brewing Better Beer: Master Lessons for Advanced Homebrewers (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as beer)
avg rating 4.22 — 307 ratings — published 2011
Hops and Glory: One Man's Search for the Beer That Built the British Empire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as beer)
avg rating 3.92 — 466 ratings — published 2009
Beerology: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Beer...Even More (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as beer)
avg rating 3.84 — 114 ratings — published 2014
The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World's Favorite Drink (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as beer)
avg rating 3.74 — 256 ratings — published 2014
Mastering Homebrew: The Complete Guide to Brewing Delicious Beer (Beer Brewing Bible, Homebrewing Book)
by (shelved 16 times as beer)
avg rating 4.31 — 281 ratings — published 2013
Beer Is Proof God Loves Us: Reaching for the Soul of Beer and Brewing (FT Press Science)
by (shelved 16 times as beer)
avg rating 3.33 — 939 ratings — published 2010
B Is for Beer: A Philosophical Investigation for Adults and Children into Reality and Beer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as beer)
avg rating 3.41 — 6,705 ratings — published 2009
Beer School: Bottling Success at the Brooklyn Brewery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as beer)
avg rating 3.73 — 666 ratings — published 2005
“I'd tried to straighten him out, but there's only so much you can do for a person who thinks Auschwitz is a brand of beer.”
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“So, if people didn’t settle down to take up farming, why then did they embark on this entirely new way of living? We have no idea – or actually, we have lots of ideas, but we don’t know if any of them are right. According to Felipe Fernández-Armesto, at least thirty-eight theories have been put forward to explain why people took to living in communities: that they were driven to it by climatic change, or by a wish to stay near their dead, or by a powerful desire to brew and drink beer, which could only be indulged by staying in one place.”
― At Home: A Short History of Private Life
― At Home: A Short History of Private Life












