Product Details

• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Studio: St. Clair Production Company
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1882949064
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #508,341 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

...a work of art and belongs in every beer hunter's library. It's sure to appeal to anyone who appreciates good beer. -- Phil Doersam, Southern Draft Brew News, Feb/March 1994

An encyclopedic look at the history, brewing and types of malt, with tips from beer maven Michael Jackson. -- U.S. News and World Report, Dec 5, 1994

Entertaining, informative and professional. Perfect gift for someone who loves beer. Don't watch this without a good beer. -- Daniel Bradford, All About Beer, May 1994

Excellent reference guide for the beer enthusiast. -- R.R., Northwest Beer News, Feb/Mar 1994

Grab a glass of your favorite beer and settle down for a wide-angle view of the world of brewing. -- Lucy Saunders, BEER the Magazine, Sept. 1994

The visual equivalent of a Hale's Pale -- Smooth and satisfying. -- Rick Bonino, The Spokesman Review, Feb 2, 1994

Visually pleasing, thoughtfully prepared and well executed...experienced brewers, ...micro enthusiasts, and...craft beer fans alike, will want to add this tape to their video libraries. -- Tony Burke, Celebrator Beer News, April/May 1994

Product Description

Beer and Ale: A Video Guide explores all the major beer styles common to Europe and the styles that are part of the beer renaissance in North America. Brewers and experts talk about their favorite styles and what makes them unique. We traveled the world to get the story about beer, from beer gardens in Munich to pubs in London to microbreweries in Seattle. Along the way we learn a lot about the history of beer, such as the story of San Francisco steam beer and what beer Martin Luther drank at his wedding. Beer and Ale: A Video Guide makes sense of the whole range of terms used to describe beer. Your host, Mark Sparks, defines terms like "full-bodied," "balance," and "finish." You will learn about the differences between an ale and a lager and why some beers are called pale ales even when they are so dark. Learning how to describe the experience of tasting and drinking beer enhances the experience of a fine beer. "Beer and Ale: A Video Guide" shows how, with just a few exceptions, there are only four basic ingredients to every glass of great beer: malted barley, hops, yeast and water. The entire process of making great beer, from the harvest to the bottling line, is covered in Beer and Ale: A Video Guide.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, August 19, 2001

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Mark C. Haynie (Somers Point, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beer and Ale: A Video Guide [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Many of these beer videos are usually rather droll and boring, but this one was quite interesting. Being a beer geek, I enjoyed the info being correct for a change and talking about "real beer" is quite a change. A lot of great info for the newbie and a very enjoyable 54 minutes about my favorite subject: Beer!!! Buy this, it's worth it! If you can get the Beerhunter videos, get them also....they're great!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Video!, March 23, 2000

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Darrell G. Prowse (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beer and Ale: A Video Guide [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have been interested in beers for quite some time. This video gave me some very good insights about the different types of beers and the way they are made. I really enjoyed it.