Beverages & Wine

The Antwerp Bar and Beer Guide: A beer tourist’s guide to the best bars, breweries and bottle shops in Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen) is a thriving Belgium city, being the centre for the world’s diamond trade and housing the second largest shipping port in Europe. In the centre you’ll find an extremely picturesque Belgium city with historic buildings, fascinating museums and a lively night life.In the old city centre you’ll discover the beautiful medieval Grote Markt, which is surrounded …

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Alcohol in Latin America: A Social and Cultural History

Aguardente, chicha, pulque, vino—no matter whether it’s distilled or fermented, alcohol either brings people together or pulls them apart. Alcohol in Latin America is a sweeping examination of the deep reasons why. This book takes an in-depth look at the social and cultural history of alcohol and its connection to larger processes in Latin America. Using a …

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The 50 Greatest Beers of the World

From English ale to Czech lager, Belgian sour to American pale ale, German Berliner Weisse to Australian Adelaide sparkling ale, award-winning author Tim Hampson explores beers from four continents to choose his 50 favorite brews.He discovers dark beers, light beers, sour beers, imperial stouts, beers flavored with honey, herbs and spices, and beers that have been matured in …

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Why Beer Matters

Over the past few years, there’s been an explosion of interest in good beer. As hundreds of great new breweries have opened across the country and around the world, quality ales and lagers have been given an importance never before imagined. Despite beer’s renaissance, however, no one seems to have focused on why beer suddenly matters, or what …

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In Praise of Hangovers

Everyone hates them…and yet just about everyone has them, at least sometimes. In the United States, 11.6 million employees have reported going to work with a hangover within the previous 12 months. Although the first use of the word “hangover” in terms of alcohol only dates to the year 1904, literature is rife with references to what happens …

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The Secrets of Master Brewers: Techniques, Traditions, and Homebrew Recipes for 26 of the World’s Classic Beer Styles, from Czech Pilsner to English Old Ale

Best-selling author Jeff Alworth takes serious beer aficionados on a behind-the-scenes tour of 26 major European and North American breweries that create some of the world’s most classic beers. Learn how the Irish make stout, the secrets of traditional Czech pilsner, and what makes English cask ale unique by delving deep into the specific techniques, equipment, and geographical …

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Delirium: The Successful Story of Brewery Huyghe

•The story behind the beer brewed by one of the largest family breweries in Beligium, and its international success•Contains a list of all Delirium Tremens cafésBrewery Huyghe, also known as ‘The Brewery of Delirium Tremens’ or ‘The Brewery of the Pink Elephant’, is one of the largest family brewers in Belgium. This book delves deep into the heart …

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