The Beer Lover's Guide to the USA: Brewpubs, Taverns, and Good Beer Bars [Paperback]

Stan Hieronymus (Author), Daria Labinsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 2000

For Every Traveler Whose Thirst For Adventure is Not Quenched by the Journey Alone

Ever landed in a strange city and wandered, forlorn and thirsty, looking for a good beer bar? Ever wanted to arrange drinks on a business trip but not known the best place to take an important contact? Covering a thousand bars and breweries from coast to coast, The Beer Lover's Guide to the USA is a must-have traveling companion. Organized by state and city and using a four star rating system, the guide makes finding the best bars a snap. Each listing gives you the following info:
Address and telephone number
Hours in service
Food served, if smoking is allowed
Number of taps and a list of available beers
A succinct review of the quality and atmosphere

With an introduction by beer expert Michael Jackson and special lists of four-star establishments, outstanding British, Irish, and German bars, "mega taps" with eighty or more on tap handles, and the best microbreweries in the country, The Beer Lover's Guide to the USA is an indispensable resource--and perfect gift--for anyone who truly loves beer.

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About the Author

Stan Hiernonymus is the editor of The Real Beer Page at www.realbeer.com, the largest source of information about beer on the Internet. Hieronymus and Daria Labinsky are travel editors for All About Beer Magazine, the leading beer consumer magazine in the United States, and authors of All About Beer Magazine's Beer Travelers Guide. They are the 1999 NAGBW Beer Writer of the Year and First Runner-Up, respectively. Noted beer authority Michael Jackson is the author of Michael Jackson's Ultimate Beer and Michael Jackson's Beer Companion, among others.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (March 17, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312246641
• ISBN-13: 978-0312246648
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,579,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

In the 18 years since my wife, Daria Labinsky, and I left our previous jobs as newspaper editors I've been lucky to co-author four books with her, write two on my own and contribute to many others.

The two most popular - "Brewing with Wheat" and "Brew Like a Monk" - are about beer and brewing, but I wouldn't pretend to be a brewing expert.

I'm a journalist. I visit places (mostly breweries) I collect stories, I ask people what they do and why they do it, I sort through various histories, and I try to make sense of what brewing scientists have to say.

Sometimes I draw conclusions, but you are free to look at the same information and connect the dots in some other way.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Beer Travellers, March 21, 2000

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Mark C. Haynie (Somers Point, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beer Lover's Guide to the USA: Brewpubs, Taverns, and Good Beer Bars (Paperback)

A great resource for beer travellers! Not as complete as I would like, but the task at hand is a daunting one with so many places to review and the ever-changing face of the industry. It will be a fantastic reference for our travels to tell us what is in a particular area and whether a place might be worth trying. A must-have for those who travel and love good beer! Keep up the good work, Stan!

4.0 out of 5 stars If you like beer and you like traveling... this is a very unique resource!!!!!!, July 26, 2010

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This review is from: The Beer Lover's Guide to the USA: Brewpubs, Taverns, and Good Beer Bars (Paperback)

The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that this book hasn't been updated. Fortunately it provides phone numbers for each spot so just make sure you CALL FIRST especially if you're going out of your way to find one of these gems. I used it for the better part of every summer from 2001-2007 and it was just absolutely invaluable but there were definitely a few places that weren't there anymore.

The book has a very strict rating system so even to get in there said something about the establishment and then there is the 4 star ratings. It is set up extremely user friendly in the sense that it is organized by state and then by major cities and then even by smaller towns. It gives you an idea of atmosphere, food options, pricing. Usually where there is good beer there are good people and good people are always a welcome addition to any roadtrip. This book should be stored right next to your atlas/map/navigational system!

Safe travels & happy drinking!!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS GUIDE'S FOR YOU, August 13, 2001

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Kent Braithwaite (Palm Desert, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beer Lover's Guide to the USA: Brewpubs, Taverns, and Good Beer Bars (Paperback)

When I signed the publication contract for my first mystery novel, I suspected I may have some promotional journeys in store for me. I figured I'd be expected to travel to New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, San Francisco, and other places I knew fairly well. I never realized I'd also be appearing in Anchorage, Plano, Modesto, Yuma, Palm Springs, and countless other terrific towns across the United States promoting my novel. Since my book's publication, I've been doing all sorts of traveling, and this guide to watering holes has been a wonderful addition to my baggage. If you plan on being in an unfamiliar place, refer to this book. If you want to set up business meetings in territories you don't know well, use this book. If you want to find a pleasant dive in which to spend an evening, check out this book. THE BEER LOVER'S GUIDE TO THE USA is the modern author's most indispensable companion. Buy it! Read it! Take care of this book, and this book will take care of you!