America's Best Brews: The Definitive Guide to More Than 375 Craft Beers from Coast to Coast (Paperback)

~ Steve Johnson (Author)

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Product Description

This guidebook helps you identify what you're tasting. Brew connoissuer Steve Johnson quaffed more than 2,000 types of the best and tastiest craft beers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 314 pages
• Publisher: Gulf Publishing (March 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884151107
• ISBN-13: 978-0884151104
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #804,016 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love beer this is an excellent book to have., January 11, 2000

By	Russell Corey (Kennewick, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This book is dedicated to American beers only. The recent craftbrewing explosion has given the author plenty to write about. His reviews are very descriptive and give a lot of information as to the ingredients in the beer and the style of beer being reviewed. This is very valuable information for the serious beer lover and even to the serious brewer. The beers being reviewed are easily accessible to the reader thus he or she can seek out the beers being reviewed, taste them, and critically evaluate them. The author has given very good info so the reader can learn about ingredients of a beer and their potential contributions to beer flavor. The only knock on this book is that it only reviews 375 beers which is only a small percentage of what is available in U.S. today. However, the thoroughness of the reviews and the amount of information given make this book one of the most important books on beer to own.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love beer this is an excellent book to have., January 11, 2000

By	Russell Corey (Kennewick, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This book is dedicated to American beers only. The recent craftbrewing explosion has given the author plenty to write about. His reviews are very descriptive and give a lot of information as to the ingredients in the beer and the style of beer being reviewed. This is very valuable information for the serious beer lover and even to the serious brewer. The beers being reviewed are easily accessible to the reader thus he or she can seek out the beers being reviewed, taste them, and critically evaluate them. The author has given very good info so the reader can learn about ingredients of a beer and their potential contributions to beer flavor. The only knock on this book is that it only reviews 375 beers which is only a small percentage of what is available in the U.S. today. However, the thoroughness of the reviews and the amount of information given make this book one of the most important books on beer to own. I would love to see an update on this book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Wide selection of American beers sorted by style., May 25, 1999

By A Customer

This book recommends hundreds of American beers. The beers are listed by style and are rated either four, three and a half, or three mugs. The first 70 pages describe the brewing process and give a fairly complete history of beer. The book also lists America's 25 Best Breweries. The agree with most of the beers listed in this book and recommend this book to you if you want to seek out the best beers the U.S. has to offer.