Beer, in So Many Words: The Best Writing on the Greatest Drink - Hardcover

Adrian Tierney-Jones

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0993291112 ISBN 13: 9780993291111

Publisher: Safe Haven Books, 1724

Synopsis

That glass of amber liquid with its brass-bright-depths, luminous as an autumn sunset, refreshing like truth itself... Beer: according to Jack Nicholson the best damn drink in the world. Which is why right now the world is discovering beer again - craft beer, micro-brews and real ale, in every combination of malt and hops, from all over the world. With new breweries and brewpubs opening every week there has never been a more exciting time to drink it. The splendour, the complexity, and above all the sheer deliciousness of a glass of ale have over the years been celebrated by our finest writers in both prose and poetry. But all the best words written on beer, from Britain to Germany to the United States, have never been collected together in book form until now. Here, then, in this handsome volume, as rich and surprising as a freshly-pulled pint of best, is everyone from Ernest Hemingway extolling a cold bottle of Ballantine ale as the finest reward after a spot of hard marlin-fishing, to Inspector Morse partaking of a few pints in an Oxford tavern to set his deductive juices going, and Ian Rankin in the Edinburgh bar frequented by Rebus as much as himself. Here is porter sipped by a limpid Alpine lake in the fiction of Thomas Mann, and thirst quenched by Lion beer in a stifling African bar in Paul Theroux s. All the finest beer writers of today are here, from Pete Brown to Roger Protz and Boak & Bailey, as well as doyens of the profession like Michael Jackson and Ian Nairn, and brewers like Garrett Oliver. It is the perfect present for any beer lover, including yourself. So sit down, a glass of beer at your elbow, lustrous in hue and brimming with flavour ... and dip in...

About this title

About the Author

Adrian Tierney-Jones writes about beer for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, the Daily Mail and All About Beer. His books include World Bottled Beers, Britain's Beer Revolution (with Roger Protz) and The Big Book of Beer. He is also the editor of the bestselling 1001 Beers To Try Before You Die.

Review

'Perfect gift idea' - Daily Telegraph. 'Any book that contains Pete Brown, Patrick Hamilton and George Orwell is always going to be worth dipping into' - Henry Jeffries, Guardian Drink Books of the Year. 'Great. This really is a good place to start if you want to buy just one beer writing anthology' - Boak and Bailey. 'Some of my favourite writers, both beer and non-beer, and an ideal way to enjoy bite-sized pieces of beer-related prose while settled with a nice pint of bitter in your favourite pub' - Matthew Curtis, Total Ales.

Edition details

• Publisher: Safe Haven Books
• Publication date: 1724
• ISBN 10: 0993291112
• ISBN 13: 9780993291111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Editor: Adrian Tierney-Jones