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MICHAEL JACKSON is the world’s leading writer on beer. His Beer Hunter TV documentaries presented a new view of beer as an element not only of civilized social life but also of gastronomy. He introduced to the world the speciality beers of Belgium, and helped inspire the American micro-brewery revolution. He also inspired a generation of beer-writers, some of whom contribute to this book. Jackson’s other books for DK include The Great Beer Guide and Whisky: the Definitive Guide, which was named Best Drinks Book of the Year in the James Beard Awards. Jackson is also a past winner of the Glenfiddich Trophy and the André Simon Award. ISBN 978-1-4053-2028-3 EYEWITNESS companions Beer THE NEW WORLD OF BEER • BEST BREWS TASTING NOTES • TOP PRODUCERS THE NEW WORLD OF BEER • BEST BREWS TASTING NOTES • TOP PRODUCERS EYE WITNESS companions £12.99 Jacket images Front: Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C.: br; Getty Images: Colin Erricson c; Alan Levenson bl; Sierra Nevada Brewing Company: fbl; StockFood: Acme Food Arts fbr; Dirk Olaf Wexel t. Back: Alamy Images: Jack Carey tr; Cephas Picture Library c; StockFood: Gerhard Bumann bl; Oswald Eckstein tl; Dirk Olaf Wexel t. Spine: StockFood: Jan-Peter Westermann t Beer EYEWITNESS companions EYEWITNESS companions The producers Find out about their origins, history, and particular brewing processes Discover more at www.dk.com Beer The world of beer Discover beers and lagers from every significant brewing region and less well-known areas The definitive visual guide Expert advice and information from a team of specialists, introduced by Michael Jackson A matter of taste Learn why beers taste the way they do, how to appreciate flavour, aroma, texture, and finish, and identify your own favourite style Beer section colour codes Pages 10–21 introduction Pages 36–57 Pages 58–69 Pages 70–279 Pages 280–288 Pages 22–35 beer styles enjoying beer great brewing nations glossary and index from grain to glass other eyewitness companions architecture • art • astrology • astronomy cats • classical music • dogs • film french cheeses • french wines • golf guitar • herbal remedies • hiking horse-riding • mythology • olive oil • opera philosophy • photography • sailing Scuba diving • trees • wines of the world Beer eDiToR-in-cH ieF MICHAEL JACKSON eDiToR-in-cH ieF micH aeL J acK son Beer MICHAEL JACKSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EyEwITNESS companions [...]... respect among those Light Beer; Dry Beer; Ice Beer; Clear introduction Beer; Low-carb Beer Each of these contrivances is an apology that says: “Our beer is too heavy, too sweet, too dark…” Each was launched onto the market with a marketing budget of millions, making them all costly contrivances indeed But children weaned on cola may, as adults, prefer a penitent poser to a proper pint Beer lore is overgrown... 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Charitable Foundation and Duchy Originals range of beers Duchy Original Winter Ale uses a variety of organic cereals The recipe includes the historic Plumage Archer barley malt, together with Prince Charles’s Home Farm’s organic rye and oats, added to give complexity and fullness of flavour to the beer Prince Charles samples a pint of beer His Duchy Original range of beers is brewed at Wychwood in Oxfordshire, . Westermann t Beer EYEWITNESS companions EYEWITNESS companions The producers Find out about their origins, history, and particular brewing processes Discover more at www.dk.com Beer The world of beer Discover. 978-1-4053-2028-3 EYEWITNESS companions Beer THE NEW WORLD OF BEER • BEST BREWS TASTING NOTES • TOP PRODUCERS THE NEW WORLD OF BEER • BEST BREWS TASTING NOTES • TOP PRODUCERS EYE WITNESS companions £12.99 Jacket. world Beer eDiToR-in-cH ieF MICHAEL JACKSON eDiToR-in-cH ieF micH aeL J acK son Beer MICHAEL JACKSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EyEwITNESS companions