Guide to Beer Tasting

Choosing a beer is no longer a simple process, as the beverage has gone from a world of relatively small offerings from major brewers to a universe of hundreds of unique styles from around the world. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Beer Tasting is a comprehensive introduction to the vast styles and complex characteristics of beer, including brewing style, the yeasts and hops that determine taste and character, how the various grains are used in brewing, and more.

"From lessons in cheese-and-brew pairings to sketching a menu for a multi-course, beer-pairing dinner party …[this] excellent, 300-page guide to beer and food is a steal." –Evan S. Benn, Esquire.com "Yes, great beer can change your life," writes chef Schuyler Schultz in Beer, Food, and Flavor, an authoritative guide to exploring the diverse array of flavors found in craft beer–and the joys of pairing those flavors with great food to transform everyday meals into culinary events.