The Beer Book

The US ranks 11th on the list of top beer-drinking nations. We love our beer, and we love to learn about beer.

The Beer Book is a visual catalog of more than 800 breweries, whistle-stop beer trails, and key beer facts, and is an indispensable guide to the world's favorite drink. Revised and updated to include the newest and hottest brews, The Beer Book features every significant brewery in every significant brewing nation, and showcases new and specialty beers, as well as the classics.

Tim Hampson has been writing and broadcasting about beer for many years. His published work includes contributions to Eyewitness Companion Guide to Beer (DK 2007). He is Beer Correspondent for BBC Good Food Live and contributor to the Sky Pub Channel. Other Publications include The Weekend Telegraph, What's Brewing, Morning Advertiser, Brewers Guardian, Pub Business, The Guardian, The Independent, and American Brewer.

He has specialist knowledge of the image of beer, beer and food, developing beer menus, and the structure of the brewing and pub industry. He has been a judge at many beer competitions and is currently chairman of the Tesco Drinks Awards Beer panel. He is Chairman of the British Guild of Beer Writers. Widely traveled, he has visited many countries to experience different beer cultures and traditions.