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The Oxford Companion to Beer
Garrett (Ed) Oliver
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Description for The Oxford Companion to Beer
Hardback. The Oxford Companion to Beer is an unprecedented reference work that explores every aspect of beer, from its history and development throughout the world to the process by which it is created. Filled with fascinating facts and anecdotes, this is a pioneering, comprehensive, and thoroughly entertaining book. Editor(s): Oliver, Brewmaster Garrett (Brooklyn Brewery). Num Pages: 960 pages, 140 illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 189 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1724.
For millennia, beer has been a staple beverage in cultures across the globe. After water and tea, it is the most popular drink in the world, and it is at the centre centre of an over $450 billion industry. With the emergence of craft brewing and homebrewing, beer is experiencing a renaissance that is expanding the reach of the beer culture even further, bringing the art of brewing into homes and widening the interest in beer as an important cultural item. The Oxford Companion to Beer is the first reference work to fully investigate the history and vast scope of ... Read more
For millennia, beer has been a staple beverage in cultures across the globe. After water and tea, it is the most popular drink in the world, and it is at the centre centre of an over $450 billion industry. With the emergence of craft brewing and homebrewing, beer is experiencing a renaissance that is expanding the reach of the beer culture even further, bringing the art of brewing into homes and widening the interest in beer as an important cultural item. The Oxford Companion to Beer is the first reference work to fully investigate the history and vast scope of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
848
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
960
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195367133
SKU
V9780195367133
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4
About Garrett (Ed) Oliver
Garrett Oliver is the Brewmaster of the Brooklyn Brewery and author of The Brewmaster's Table: Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food (HarperCollins, 2003). He has won many awards for his beers, is a frequent judge for international beer competitions, and has made numerous radio and television appearances as a spokesperson for craft brewing.
Reviews for The Oxford Companion to Beer
a useful reference, and a source of serendipitious pleasure
Engineering and Technology
This book contains everything you might want to know about the world's most popular drink.
The Field
epic...blockbuster that would satisfy any hardcore enthusiast. It's edited by Brooklyn Brewery's ridiculously talented brewmaster Garrett Oliver, a man who writes as well as he brews. Which ... Read more
Engineering and Technology
This book contains everything you might want to know about the world's most popular drink.
The Field
epic...blockbuster that would satisfy any hardcore enthusiast. It's edited by Brooklyn Brewery's ridiculously talented brewmaster Garrett Oliver, a man who writes as well as he brews. Which ... Read more