http://www.mancavez.com/beer-bars-barbecue/beer-bars-beverages/the-complete-beer-course-boot-camp-for-beer-geeks-from-novice-to-expert-in-twelve-tasting-classes Your Man Cave - You Rule! Sun, 27 Jul 2014 07:07:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 http://www.mancavez.com/beer-bars-barbecue/beer-bars-beverages/the-complete-beer-course-boot-camp-for-beer-geeks-from-novice-to-expert-in-twelve-tasting-classes/comment-page-1#comment-150 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 05:08:42 +0000 http://www.mancavez.com/beer-bars-barbecue/beer-bars-beverages/the-complete-beer-course-boot-camp-for-beer-geeks-from-novice-to-expert-in-twelve-tasting-classes#comment-150 Must have for beer lovers 0

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]]> http://www.mancavez.com/beer-bars-barbecue/beer-bars-beverages/the-complete-beer-course-boot-camp-for-beer-geeks-from-novice-to-expert-in-twelve-tasting-classes/comment-page-1#comment-148 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 04:40:38 +0000 http://www.mancavez.com/beer-bars-barbecue/beer-bars-beverages/the-complete-beer-course-boot-camp-for-beer-geeks-from-novice-to-expert-in-twelve-tasting-classes#comment-148 Engaging and informative. My new favorite beer book. I read Joshua’s other book, Brewed Awakening, and so Amazon recently recommended this book to me. This is a hefty hardcover and the magazine-style layout is eye-catching — there’s a mix of candid photos, behind-the-scenes peeks, and product images, which are really well done. His writing style is casual yet informative, as if you were chatting with a beer-savvy friend.The book is essentially laid out in classes, which explore different styles of beers such as lagers, wheat beers, Belgians, IPAs, and sours. The chapters examine the brewing aspects for each beer style, historical background, sub-classes of beer, and facts, facts, facts. I love history, so it’s nice to get a thorough explanation of the origins of the Bavarian Purity Law and also of obscure beer styles. There are tasting recommendations for each sub-class of beer. However, living in the Midwest, a lot of the particular beers listed are not available to me here. The author was kind enough to provide alternate…

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