THREE STORIES ABOUT CRAFT BEER Patrick Melmer is a young homebrewer who wants to make his name with a special beer nobody will ever forget... and quite possibly never remember. At least not once they get out of the hospital. The struggling novelist Don Graeber announces his plan to drink nothing but beer, just for the PR buzz he hopes the stunt might extend to his book sales. But he ends up learning more about his favorite drink than he ever wanted to know. When their centuries-old church is nearly destroyed in a storm, Brother Robert and the monks of Strelsov Abbey decide to start brewing an authentic monastery beer in order to pay for repairs. But what is an authentic monastery beer? A troika of tales, three complex stories about craft beer: a true Triplebock. KEYWORDS: craft beer, brewing, homebrewing, homebrewery, brewery, recipe, home brewing, beer geek

Explore global beer diversity, from ancient origins to modern innovations across 40+ countries, appealing to both novices and aficionados. Come with us on a beer-fuelled journey crisscrossing the globe, taking in every continent and more than 40 different countries, as we discover the huge range of different brews available today around the world, explore their backstories, take a deep dive into the history of beer, going back 13,000 years to the dawn of civilisation, and come right up to the 21st century to discover beer styles invented only a few years ago. No matter if you are a beginner in beer, just starting to discover the amazing variety of beverages made from grain and yeast that can be found from pole to pole, or an experienced beer drinker who knows their porter from their pilsner and their bock from their bitter, there will be stories within these pages that will educate, amaze, amuse and inspire you. Around the World in 80 Beers travels from the pine forest of Finland to the jungles of Brazil, and the moors of Scotland to the rocky coasts of New Zealand. It covers all the great brewing cities of the world – Munich, Pilsen, London, Dublin, Milwaukee and so on – and also looks at beer brewing in places as diverse as Trappist monasteries in Belgium and villages in the hills of Myanmar in South East Asia. The range of different beers covered is astonishing: not just the well-known, such as IPA, pilsner, and Imperial stout, but the rare and little-heard-of, such as Norwegian kveik ale, or Jopejskie, the thick, black, amazingly strong beer recently revived in Poland. It uncovers some strange stories, such as the surprising popularity of milk stout among the urban working class in South Africa, and knocks some myths on the head, such as the allegedly ancient history of Irish Red Ale. In all, this is a trip like no other you have ever been on. Strap yourself in, and grab your glass.

If you're like most people, you bet your career and company on innovation--because you must. Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation offers you a new way to think about and manage innovation that will dramatically improve the odds of success. Authors James Andrew and Harold Sirkin, senior partners in The Boston Consulting Group, describe an approach to managing innovation based on the concept of a cash curve--which tracks investment against time. They ask the questions you need to ask: How much should you invest in a new product or service? How fast should you push it to market? How quickly can you get to optimal value? How much additional investment should you pour into sustaining and building the product or service? Payback offers you practical and economically sound advice on when to pursue cash flow indirectly by first pursuing other benefits, such as brand and knowledge. It also shows you how to reshape the cash curve by using different business models--integrator, orchestrator, and licenser--each of which balances risk and reward differently. The authors then present a short list of decisions and activities that you must make--not delegate--to achieve a high return on innovation. You won't find facile answers in Payback--but you will find valuable insights and practical guidance for mastering one of the most challenging and critical business activities: innovation.

“The only book you need to understand the world’s most popular beverage. I swear on a stack of these, it’s a thumping good read.”––John Holl, editor of All About Beer Magazine and author of The American Craft Beer Cookbook Imagine sitting in your favorite pub with a friend who happens to be a world-class expert on beer. That’s this book. It covers the history: how we got from gruel-beer to black IPA in 10,000 years. The alchemy: malts, grains, and the miracle of hops. The variety: dozens of styles and hundreds of recommended brews (including suggestions based on your taste preferences), divided into four sections––Ales, Wheat Beers, Lagers, and Tart and Wild Ales––and all described in mouthwatering detail. The curiosity: how to read a Belgian label; the talk of two Budweisers; porter, the first superstyle; and what, exactly, a lager is. The pleasure. Because you don’t merely taste beer, you experience it. Winner of a 2016 IACP Award “Covers a lot of ground, from beer styles and brewing methods to drinking culture past and present. There’s something for beer novices and beer geeks alike.”––Ken Grossman, founder, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. “Erudite, encyclopedic, and enormously entertaining aren’t words you normally associate with beer, but The Beer Bible is no ordinary beer book. As scinitillating, diverse, and refreshing as man’s oldest alcoholic beverage itself.”––Steve Raichlen, author of Project Smoke and How to Grill

As featured in beer-loving Great Food Magazine, this landmark guide provides beer fans with easy access to an expert overview and puts a world of superb beers at your disposal. Written by two of the world's leading beer experts, with the help of a team of international contributors, The Pocket Guide to Beer 2014 takes you from the Bock beers of Germany to the Trappist beers of Belgium, the complex bitters and stouts of Britain to the cutting-edge brews of North America. This expert selection covers the extraordinary variety the world's beers now have to offer. Tasting notes, organised by country, provide succinct commentary on the chosen beers and cover the brewery and each beer's key characteristics. With over 3,000 beers covered, this book encompasses more familiar established beers as well as exciting new discoveries from the myriad craft breweries that are emerging around the world, covering over 60 countries. Punctuating the tasting notes is information on 'beer destinations', specific places where you can best experience a beer in situ. An extensive introductory chapter to the book also covers styles of beer and emerging trends. Contents Includes: How to Use This Book Introduction What is Craft Beer? Beer Styles Beer at the Table EUROPE NORTH AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN LATIN AMERICA ASIA & THE MIDDLE EAST AUSTRALASIA AFRICA And More!

Welcome to the FOODIE 500! Be the center of attention at your next dinner party and share your top favorite food facts! Food facts from the following categories: Food, Beverages, Cooking Tips, Health & Beauty, History & Restaurants. Here are some sample facts: For headaches, cut a lime in half and rub it on your forehead, it will help the throbbing go away. Don't throw out left over wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future cooking. There is no alcohol left in food that's cooked with wine. The alcohol evaporates at 172 degrees. Did you know that there are 8 insect legs in the average chocolate bar? A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. Did you know that an ear of corn never has an odd number of rows? The man who invented Cap'n Crunch, Jay Ward, also invented George of the Jungle, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Boris and Natasha, & Dudley Do-Right. A pineapple is ripe if one of its top leaves can easily be pulled out. If all the Coca-Cola bottles in the world were laid end to end that they would reach the moon and back more than 1,677 times? The average American eats 18 acres of pizza in their lifetime? Bananas contain a natural chemical which can make a person happy. This same chemical is also found in Prozac. The “spot” on 7-Up comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino. If you only need half an onion, save the root half. It will last longer. If you add one packet of ranch dressing to a McDonald Chef Salad, it will have more fat than a Big Mac? The flavor we all know as bubblegum is a combination of wintergreen, vanilla, and cassia (a form of cinnamon)? In many states the highway patrol carries 2 gallons of coke in the trunk to remove blood from car accidents on the highway? Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with! To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes. WANT MORE? There are 500 of these!