Tasting Beer, 2nd Edition: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink

Randy Mosher

Apr 2017 · Sold by Storey Publishing, LLC

About this ebook

This completely updated second edition of the best-selling beer resource features the most current information on beer styles, flavor profiles, sensory evaluation guidelines, craft beer trends, food and beer pairings, and draft beer systems. You’ll learn to identify the scents, colors, flavors, mouth-feel, and vocabulary of the major beer styles — including ales, lagers, weissbeirs, and Belgian beers — and develop a more nuanced understanding of your favorite brews with in-depth sections on recent developments in the science of taste. Spirited drinkers will also enjoy the new section on beer cocktails that round out this comprehensive volume.

Ratings and reviews

A beautifully-presented and informative guide to beer. Chock-full of informative facts, interesting history and useful tidbits of knowledge. The book features a beautiful and attractive layout of text and images. Covers the full range of beer styles. Makes a great gift for the beer aficionado and connoisseur, or, anyone who wants to learn more about this essential libation. A+.

About the author

Randy Mosher is a writer, lecturer, and creative consultant on beer and brewing worldwide. He is the author of Tasting Beer, Beer For All Seasons, Radical Brewing, and Mastering Homebrew. He is active in the leadership of the Chicago Beer Society, the American Homebrewers Association, and the Brewers Association. He is also a partner in and the creative director for 5 Rabbit Cerveceria, a brewery in Bedford Park, Illinois. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.