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The Short Course in Beer

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For those readers who had the pleasure of Lynn Hoffman's literary prowess he so amply demonstrated in his novel 'bang BANG', the 'readability ' of THE SHORT COURSE IN BEER' will come as no surprise. A few years back Hoffman took us through the history and the culture of wine in his acclaimed 'THE NEW SHORT COURSE IN WINE', taking us on a trip through the intricacies of wine production to wine tasting. In his current release he adds even more humor to his well-documented study of the art of respecting and enjoying beer. Not only is he able to almost make us taste his words and descriptions, he also provides us with enough background in the history of beer with both photographs and appendices that will make even the most doubting imbiber want to approach the beer bar! This is a great little book both for being entertained while being informed and as a perfect bread and butter gift for leaving on the coffee tables when invited to visit special friends. Whoever knew there was so much to learn - so comfortably - about BEER? Grady Harp, August 09

I think many other beer books can often be confusing. Not this one. The writing style is what really makes it to say nothing about the content which makes me want to dive in even deeper.

Nice book, but it should be called a short history of beer. Not much for info on brewing or making beer.