Judging by the cover

I have no plans of going to Munich, if so I would consider if this book was worth buying or not.
But the cover is almost enough to make me order a copy right away!

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Beer guide to Berlin

Sure, there is the CAMRA Good Beer Guide to Germany, but it’s a few year’s old, and it’s not too handy when you’re visiting just one city. The Berlin information at ratebeer is helpful as well.
But for anyone reading Scandinavian, the new book just out by Danish beer writer Carsten Berthelsen is well worth the investment. A [...]

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Beer book marketing 2.1.

My blog post about marketing beer books in this day and age has turned into a symposium. Thanks to every one taking part in the discussion, particularly Pete!

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Book promotions 2.0

It is interesting to see the contrast between the marketing of two different British beer books published this year.
One follows the old way of doing things, sending out review copies to some old chums writing in media wholly dependent of dead trees.
The other uses the social media, creates a buzz as the book is in [...]

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All About Beer

I plan some posts on printed material about beer in the days to come. There is still some good stuff out there, even if much beer journalism has moved online.
I have had a subscription to All About Beer magazine for some months, and the September issue appeared in my mailbox the other day. I am impressed [...]

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Book review: Hops and Glory

I’ve been carefully skimming some of the other beer blogs recently, as I’ve tried not to read other reviews of this book before finishing my own. Well, I’m through, and, to jump to the conclusion, I can recommend this as an addition to your beer book shelf.
I think you know the plot already: English journalist/writer/beer blogger resurrects an [...]

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A long way for a beer

Yes, I have received my review copy of Pete Brown’s book about his epic voyageto recreate the route of the original IPAs from Burton to India. I am still in the Burton part of the book, so I’ll have to come back to you about it. But I can assure you there is more of the [...]

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Hops and Glory

Pete Brown’s new book is out on 5 June, chronicling his epic journey from Burton to India.
Hops & Glory – One Man’s Search for the Beer That Built the British Empire. You can pre-order it at half price through amazon in the UK, no dates for any US edition.
More information on his blog, and in [...]

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Fancy a London pub guide?

I’m happy to plug two web sites I enjoy, particularly when they join forces and give awya good stuff. Londonist and fancyapint are giving away some copies of the new edition of the latter’s paper version.
There is, presumably, still a market for book versions of pub guides. I must say I rely mostly on online [...]

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Educating the palate

Some of my drinking buddies are qualifying as beer judges in order to assist in homebrewing competitions. It is probably a good idea for me to do this as well, maybe I can expand my vocabulary a bit when I am writing about beer.
There is a new book coming up that hopefully can help us [...]

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