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Informationen zum Autor 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 The Beer Geek Handbook and Vintage Beer, and has written for DRAFT Magazine, Zymurgy, All About Beer Magazine, Craft Beer & Brewing, and multiple other publications. Klappentext Tap into a Brave New World Know the Beer Geek ten commandments Train your local beer guy Don't be a snob...or a craft drunk Flawlessly pull off tastings & pairings Navigate the beer trading scene Take a beercation Know your beer types (but be chill about it, okay?) Understand the beautiful versatility of the tulip glass Appreciate the legends of the field Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Beer Geek Initiation 1. Beer Geeks: An Introduction The Geek and the Snob The Beer Geek Ten Commandments QUIZ #1: The Beer Menu Beer Drinkers Commonly Confused with Beer Geeks QUIZ #2: Are You a Beer Geek? 2. Beer: The Root of All Geekery The Ideal Beer The Importance of Knowing (and Ignoring) Beer Styles Beer Types: The Good, the Bad, the Trendy Glassware: Always a Proper Vessel Serving Temperature: Maximizing a Beer's Profile One-offs: The Ultimate Attraction DONGs! The Exclusive Draft-Only, No-Growler Beers Beware the Collaboration Brew Beer Cocktails: The Scourge of Beerdom 3. Breweries: The Exclusive Club Formula for Cool QUIZ #3: The Beer Geek Formula The Classics: Pioneers of the Geek Frontier Has-Beens, Sellouts, and Other Garbage Cult Breweries: The Pinnacles of the Brewing World QUIZ #4: Are you a Fanboy/girl? The Beer Geek Hall of Fame Staying Current: Internet Forums 4. Procurement: The Beer and Other Geeky Goods Liquor Stores and Their Beer Guys: Types and Strengths Straight from the Brewery: Filling Growlers and the Like Online Beer Sales: A Last Resort Beer Trading: The Dark and Winding Path to Bankruptcy The Value of Beer: Learning to Recognize (and Disregard) the $/oz. and Other Metrics Brewerania: Coasters, Signs, and Other Junk Beer Geek Essentials 5. Drinking: Where and How Bars: Types and Strengths Brewery Taprooms and Tours: Yet Another Mash Tun Restaurants: Drinking Beer with the Kiddos The Basics of Beer and Food Pairing Beer Festivals: Geeking Amidst the Debauchery Hosting a Beer Tasting...with Style and Grace 6. The Beercation: Seeking the Source Belgium: The Motherland Germany: The Fatherland The Pacific Northwest: Beerlandia Colorado: The Napa Valley of Beer California: Beaches and Brews New England: Leaf Peeping and Beer Drinking Beerymoons and Beer Geek Weddings: Consummating Your Geekiness Patience Is a Virtue: Being the Spouse/Significant Other of a Beer Geek (by Lindsay Dawson) The Beer Geek Dictionary Commonly Mispronounced Beer Names and Terms ...
