Great American Craft Beer: A Guide to the Nation's Finest Beers and Breweries
Andy Crouch
Language: English
Pages: 320
ISBN: 0762438118
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Great American Craft Beer takes readers on a passionate and informative journey through the most palate pleasing ales and lagers produced in America today. Built on the inalienable truth that there is a beer out there for everyone, the book directs readers to focus on the flavors they already enjoy tasting, such as sweet fruits, roasted coffee, or bitter hops. More than 80 styles and 340 beer profiles are accompanied by full-color photographs and illustrations of the beers and beer labels. This unconventional approach allows drinkers of all experience levels to step right up to the bar and order their next pint with confidence.
Both a personal guide and companion to the exciting world of American craft beer, this unique book touches upon several subject areas, including not only beer, but food, travel, history, and the stories and personalities of those who brew America’s best beers. It includes 25 perfect pairing recipes and profiles of some of the best brewpubs in the country.
underpinnings to be historically inaccurate and others who believe they restrict creativity and should be abandoned altogether. Some well-researched beer historians now contend that many of the classic narratives that writers have been retelling for years, including the Three Threads tale of the invention of Porter and the storied English practice of sending highly hopped pale ales to India (IPAs), are nothing but fictional, feel-good accounts that constitute pub trivia malarkey. While the
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history, are a little hazy, but the concept remains a relatively accessible one. A session beer is one that allows its imbiber to consume several glasses over a few hours without becoming disturbingly and painfully drunk. The term can be applied to many styles of beer and doesn’t reference any particular method of production beyond lower booze content. This idea of lower alcohol beer comes with some negative perceptional baggage here in the United States. With the legacy of Prohibition era “near
flavors, fruit beers are popular both for their approachability and their individuality. Brewers in Europe and beyond have long used fruits to add sweet, sour, or tart flavors and aromas to their beers. While there are some historic brewing styles, such as Framboise (raspberry) and Kriek (cherry), which are defined by their use of particular fruits, “fruit beer” is not solely its own style. Instead, creative brewers now use a variety of fruits, from classics to downright obscurities (gooseberry,
its mildly earthy and spicy hop ripples, all for a dry and slightly bitter finish. TRIPEL Hardly content to leave the strong ale game to the British and Americans, Belgian brewers produce a beautifully balanced and brilliantly hued contender in the Tripel. Often bottle-conditioned, with yeast re-fermenting the beer after packaging, Tripels boast striking golden colors and a sizable and sustained white head. Deceivingly complex, the aromas combine juicy passion fruit and even mild banana