The Beer-Taster's Log: A World Guide to More Than 6000 Beers [Paperback]

James D. Robertson (Author), Fred Eckhardt (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 1996

This complete reference rates more than 6,000 beers for aroma, balance, appearance, and more.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Discover the Finest and Most Exotic Beers on the Planet!

From Ethiopia's Almaza Pilsener to America's Portsmouth Amber, The Beer-Taster's Log includes:

* Ratings of more than 6000 beers by taste panel of top beer judges

* Sensory descriptions with additional technical information about gravity, alcohol content, etc.

* Plenty of room for keeping your own beer appreciation notes

* Brewery names and locations from all over the world

* An introduction to beer styles by beer style expert Fred Eckhardt

With this compendium of more than 6000 domestic and foreign beers, you are off to an incredible tasting odyssey.

Cheers!

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 10, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882669397
• ISBN-13: 978-0882669397
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #256,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 6000 LOUSY Reviews., May 13, 2000

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Jeremy A. Hadix (Wichita, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Beer-Taster's Log: A World Guide to More Than 6000 Beers (Paperback)

Obviously the author is over his head here--probably too many tastings for one person. Also, he has a unfortunate tendency towards over-rating domestics, and apparently little understanding of the most interesting, rare styles of beer (he gives Cantillon lambic something like a 20 out of 100 (less than some American "premium" lagers) because it's "too sour.") You might as well criticize Scotch as being "too peaty." Frankly, I haven't found any beer reviewer that I agree with more than half the time other than the great beer diety, Michael Jackson. The notes on the tasting process, however, are well laid out and the process explained in clear terms--I guess that's the best thing I can say...It's mostly the beer reviews themselves that are lame.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but getting old.. and a bit biased, December 28, 2000

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anonymous (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Beer-Taster's Log: A World Guide to More Than 6000 Beers (Paperback)

Great book.. but it's getting old. There are many new breweries & beers not in the book. The reviews are good and fairly consistent. The book has the beer indexed by brewer, name, and state (US beers only). It really needs an index by type/rating as well.. it's difficult to find a highly rated beer of a certain type. The book is also biased towards 'holiday' beers that are unavailable.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehesive index of many beers, October 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Beer-Taster's Log: A World Guide to More Than 6000 Beers (Paperback)

As a novice beer taster, I enjoy this book a lot. It has easy to understand language and beers are arranged according to country of origin and brewery and also through an alphabetic index. While no book could contain all beers, this volume does a nice job including both macro and microbrews. A friend once brought a case of various little known microbrews to a party, and "The Beer Tasters Log" had over half of them. For beers that are not listed, there is plenty of room to write your own "reviews" and keep them in order with the other entries. If you are an experienced beer taster or a novice like me, I'm sure you will enjoy this book. Incidentally, all of the beers I have tasted that are in the book, I have agreed with the authors review of them.