Explore the vibrant new world of craft beer with Lonely Planet's ale experts. We've selected the finest tap rooms, bars and breweries that thirsty travellers can visit in 40 countries across five continents, including the USA, Australia, Belgium and Britain. Readers will meet the brewers and sample authentic beers - with details of how to get there and what to try. And we've included local places of interest to create complete itineraries. Contributors include published beer authors.