《啤酒圣经》终于和读者见面了，它对啤酒的意义和《葡萄酒圣经》对葡萄酒的意义是一样的。这本由来自美国西海岸——美国精酿啤酒运动的发源地——的一名专家撰写的专著是一本对读者和喝酒的人非常友好的**指南，它介绍了世界上所有的啤酒。

本书把啤酒分成四大家族——麦芽啤酒、淡啤酒、小麦啤酒、酸麦芽啤酒——关于几百种不同地道的啤酒，从必打士酒、黑啤酒和IPA啤酒到白啤酒、牛奶黑啤酒、兰比克啤酒等，喝啤酒的人想要知道的一切这里都有。每一个种类都用一章的篇幅深入探究了产地、原料、描述、特点、子种类和品酒笔记，书末附上了一个推荐了解的每一个种类吓得啤酒清单。充斥全书的时髦信息图表对啤酒的口味、酿造方法、原料、贴标签、供应等做了既直观又生动的解释说明。

本书是为充满热情的新手、想要深入了解的啤酒爱好者，以及真正的啤酒迷而写的。历史、浪漫、品尝艺术、故事背景、轶事、合适的杯具、苦味单位、口感等——这本书里都有。书中还提供了关于使用三个C——补充（complement）、对比（contrast）或者切割（cut）——搭配啤酒和食物的入门方法。

It's finally here--the comprehensive, authoritative book that does for beer what The Wine Bible does for wine. Written by an expert from the West Coast, where America's craft beer movement got its start, The Beer Bible is the ultimate reader- and drinker-friendly guide to all the world's beers.

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