Reading this book is like sitting in your favorite pub with a world-class beer expert. It includes a history going back 10,000 years, showing how we got from gruel-beer to black IPA, as well as the alchemy of malts, grains and hops. Sections on ales, wheat beers, lagers, and tart and wild ales provide details on all your favorite brew styles.

• Written by Jeff Alworth.
• Hardcover bound by hand in bonded leather.
• 656 pages.