Beer Geek Handbook

A humorous yet practical guide for beer geeks everywhere: what to drink, how and where to drink it, the proper vocabulary for discussing beer, and all the finer points of beer-geek etiquette. Does the beer buyer at the liquor store ask your advice? Do you understand the difference between a turbid and a single infusion mash? Do you travel with a tulip glass handy? Have you even eaten ramen just to afford a vintage Cantillon gueuze? If you answered ?yes? to any of these questions, you may be a Beer Geek and in need of this hilarious guide. Patrick Dawson provides everything you need to fully live a life ruled by beer, from the Ten Beer Geek Commandments and the Beer Geek Hall of Fame to guidance on what to drink, how and where to drink it, how to gracefully correct an uninformed bartender, where to buy ?geek goods,? how to flawlessly execute a beer tasting, how to plan the ultimate beer-centric vacation, and much more. Includes quizzes to help you determine your level of geekery, as well as witty illustrations by Greg Kletsel. AUTHOR: Patrick Dawson is an award-winning beer writer, an avid homebrewer, a BJCP beer judge, and a general lover of all things beer. He is the author of Vintage Beer, is a columnist for Craft Beer EBrewing magazine, and has written for DRAFT, Zymurgy, All About Beer, CraftBeer.com, and multiple other publications. SELLING POINTS: ? In the tradition of The Official Preppy Handbook--for those who live to talk craft beer, by one who speaks the language. With the selection of craft beers multiplying every day, the opportunities for geeky insider knowledge and behaviour just keep on expanding. The author, Patrick Dawson, a self-proclaimed beer geek, travels for beer, writes about beer, discusses beer nonstop with other beer geeks, and is the author of Vintage Beer. How much geekier can you get? ? Covers every aspect of the beer world. Includes chapters on beer quality, cool and not-so-cool breweries, where to buy "geek goods," how and where to drink, traveling to beer holy lands, and etiquette. ? Fun, inviting package. Includes quizzes to determine the reader's level of geekery and knowledge and features entertaining cartoon-style illustrations that illuminate the finer points of beer geekdom. Full colour throughout