Tasting Beer, 2nd Edition

Tasting Beer, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781612127774
Publication Date: 1 June 2017

This best-selling classic is completely updated, with guidance on developing your senses and reading subtle cues to be a skilled taster. New sections on beer-and-food pairings, craft beer trends, beer cocktails, and more accompany in-depth descriptions of today's beer styles.

This completely updated second edition of the best-selling beer resource features the most current information on beer styles, flavour profiles, sensory evaluation guidelines, craft beer trends, food and beer pairings, and draft beer systems.

You'll learn to identify the scents, colours, flavours, mouth-feel, and vocabulary of the major beer styles - including ales, lagers, weissbeirs, and Belgian beers - and develop a more nuanced understanding of your favourite brews with in-depth sections on recent developments in the science of taste. Spirited drinkers will also enjoy the new section on beer cocktails that round out this comprehensive volume.
About the Author

Randy Mosher is a writer, lecturer, and creative consultant on beer and brewing worldwide. He is the author of 'Tasting Beer, Beer For All Seasons, Radical Brewing, and Mastering Homebrew. He is active in the leadership of the Chicago Beer Society, the American Homebrewers Association, and the Brewers Association. He is also a partner in and the creative director for 5 Rabbit Cerveceria, a brewery in Bedford Park, Illinois.