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In this aesthetically delicious book about hard apple beer, award-winning beverage journalist Beth Demmon invites lovers of beer to connect familiar flavors with the fastest growing and best gluten free beer alternative on earth: cider.
About the author
Beth Demmon is an award-winning, San Diego-based freelance writer whose work has appeared in publications like Civil Eats, Saveur Magazine, PUNCH, SevenFifty Daily, VICE, Playboy, VinePair, and many more. She is currently the beer columnist at San Diego Magazine and regular podcast host for Good Beer Hunting. Her Substack newsletter Prohibitchin’ aims to amplify the voices of people working in and around craft beer, spirits, wine, and other beverage alcohol segments who may not get the recognition they deserve. Beth is also a Certified beer judge through BJCP, Certified Cider Professional through the American Cider Association, and member of the North American Guild of Beer Writers.
The Beer Lover’s Guide To Cider is her first book. Beth currently resides in San Diego, California. Learn more at bethdemmon.com.
Summary
In this aesthetically delicious book about hard apple beer, award-winning beverage journalist Beth Demmon invites lovers of beer to connect familiar flavors with the fastest growing and best gluten free beer alternative on earth: cider.
Foreword
As a longtime freelance journalist in the alcohol beverage space, Beth has myriad connections with different publications, writers, and industry professionals that she can easily connect with for support and exposure. She will also tap into her community resources to host in-person events to promote the book, as well as across social media, other digital channels, and trade conferences such as CiderCon and the Craft Brewers Conference. Additionally, she will contact all cideries mentioned in the book to ask that they stock copies with their merchandise, as well as hospitality-focused brick-and-mortars, such as Collins & Coupe, Bottlecraft, and more.
Considering the comparatively more established cider scene in Europe vs. the United States, Beth will include experts across the globe as part of the overall social media marketing and promotion strategy to capture worldwide interest. Professionals in both industries are anxious to invite crossover between the two beverages and we can anticipate support from beer and cider experts alike, as well as leveraging wine experts who are already invested in the similarities between wine and cider. Plus, since virtually all hard cider is naturally gluten-free, Celiac and other GF organizations are likely to promote fun and fresh alternatives to their audiences.
Food & drink writers (with whom Beth is personally connected):
- Jeff Alworth, award-winning author of books like Cider Made Simple, The Beer Bible, and more
- Natalya Watson, author of Beer: Taste the Evolution in 50 Styles
- Joshua Bernstein, New York-based author of five books, including Drink Better Beer
- Susanna Forbes, cofounder of Little Pomona Orchard & Cidery, editor of cider
magazine Full Juice, and author of The Cider Insider
Food & drink writers (with whom Beth is professionally connected):
- Felix Nash, founder of The Fine Cider Company and author of Fine Cider
- Rowan Jacobsen, author of Apples of Uncommon Character
- Erin James, author of Tasting Cider
- Gabe Cook, U.K.-based author known as “The Ciderologist”
- Mark Dredge, U.K.-based award-winning author of six books, includingCraft
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