Book about the types of beer

CodyBoyBrewery · Jun 29, 2010

Can anyone recommend a good book that gives a good account of the various types, styles, etc. of beer. I know, I know, you could fill a library with that info, but I'd like something that can fill in the gaps about what the different types are and how they came about.

billy915 · Jun 29, 2010

Not a book, but this should help out.

http://www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.php

Walker · Jun 29, 2010

I guess it might depend on what you are looking for out of the book.

If it's a summary, then the BJCP guidelines might be enough.

If you are looking for some history and guidelines to help you formulate authentic recipes, then I would suggest Ray Daniels' book "Designing Great Beers".

JJL · Jun 29, 2010

You can also look at the recommended reading list on the BJCP site. It has a lot of good suggestions about books on style, history, etc.

http://www.bjcp.org/study.php

soxpats · Jun 29, 2010

I learned a good deal about the different styles and brewing in general, from "Tasting Beer" by Randy Mosher.

Teromous · Jun 29, 2010

If you have an iPhone/iPod/iPad/iWhatever there's a free BJCP style guidelines app that you can download. It's fun to look through when bored or for quick reference.

Homebrewing for Dummies also has style descriptions and examples. I love that book despite the name.

carnevoodoo · Jun 29, 2010

soxpats said:
I learned a good deal about the different styles and brewing in general, from "Tasting Beer" by Randy Mosher.

Other than Style guidelines, I'd suggest this, too. Great, great book.

SC_Ryan · Jun 29, 2010

"Great Beer Guide" by Michael Jackson is another great one. I would probably recommend that or Designing Great Beer by Daniels

patto1ro · Jun 30, 2010

I'd suggest Martyn Cornell's "Amber, Gold and Black". Easily the best book ever written about British beer styles and their history.

If you want to learn anything true about the history of beer, I'd steer well clear of the BJCP.

CodyBoyBrewery · Jun 30, 2010

I noticed that there were some errors in the BJCP history, most noticeably the stuff about India Pale Ale.

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