Good Books

 

American Craft Beer delivers craft beer news and lifestyle 24/7. We view this business as entertainment and we cover it that way. And maybe that’s why we’re constantly being hit up by different media groups asking us to share with our readers everything from hangover cures and beer-related products to new music, movies, and books….And yes, we get lots and lots of books to review.

Which leads us to Good Books- our regular series dedicated to new books on craft beer and anything else that we’re currently reading…

The United States Of Craft Beer by Jess Lebow 

There are a lots of craft beer books being released nowadays. Some get to geeky – others not enough – but Lebow’s newest “guide to the best craft breweries across America” gets it just right. Jess comes from the industry having worked for Budweiser and Redhook during the last craft beer boom in the 1990’s and it’s that kind of street smarts informs his state-by-state exploration of the best breweries around. From Flying Dog in Maryland to the Maui Brewing Company in Hawaii, Jess explains what the breweries are about and why they’re special.

99 Ways to Open a Beer Bottle Without a Bottle Opener  by Brett Stern 

We’ve all been there. Off somewhere, a cold brewski in hand, and absolutely no means to open it. We’ll author Bert Stern’s got the answer, actually he has 99 answers, each one more clever and amusing that the other. Photographs and step-by-step instructions for each method walk thirsty readers through the art of opening bottles, revealing the practical use of such handy available implements as a belt buckle, TV remote, baby carriage, dog collar, ski binding, golf club, park bench, BBQ grill, lawn mower, automatic teller machine, police car, and many more. This may be the most unusual beer book we’ve seen all year and one we’re hanging on to.

We Make Beer: Inside the Spirit and Artistry of America’s Craft Brewers by Sean Lewis

Sean Lewis is a sports and beer writer based in Santa Barbara, California. We Make Beer tells an almost spiritual story of his journey into the heart of the American craft brewing community, where he hung out with craft beer icons like Sierra Nevada’s Ken Grossman and shared beer with larger than life characters like Stone’s Greg Koch. But this book is so much more than just a personal travelogue – it’s also an infectious celebration of today’s American craft brewing movement – and of the many of the people who’ve helped to make it the vital and innovative industry it is today.