The Naked Pint: An Unadulterated Guide to Craft Beer

Read Christina Perozzi and Hallie Beaune's posts on the Penguin Blog.

Move over, Merlot. Craft beer has finally found a place at the fine dining table.

Renowned beer sommeliers Hallie Beaune and Christina Perozzi offer a down-to-earth guide to craft and artisanal brews that celebrates beer for what it truly is: sophisticated, complex, and flavorful.

Beaune and Perozzi cover everything from beer basics to the science behind beer, food and beer pairings, home brewing, and tips for perfecting one’s palate. This edgy, no-nonsense guide exposes hidden truths, debunks every misconception, and reveals the power that comes with knowing an ale from a lager.

Named “Best Beer Sommelier in Los Angeles” by Los Angeles Magazine, Christina Perozzi has gained a following as one of the top female beer experts in the United States. Christina realized her affinity for beer while managing the famous Father's Office in Santa Monica, CA. She founded the popular website www.beerforchicks.com and started working as a consultant, a beer educator, a writer and beer sommelier in 2006. Christina gives beer tastings, seminars, and classes, and teams with innovative chefs hosting Beer Pairing Dinners. She has been featured in Gourmet, Los Angeles Magazine, Daily Candy, Yahoo! Food, Metromix, the Los Angeles Times, and Imbibe magazine, among others. She is a contributing writer for Draft magazine and Beer Connoissieur and is the recipient of DailyCandy.com's 2008 Sweetest Things Award.
Hallie Beaune grew up in Arizona where her first beer was from a can (and it wasn’t good). Her Beer Journey brought her to the famed beer bar Father’s Office in Santa Monica, CA where she taught the illustrious “F.O. Beer School” and was featured on the hit cable foodie show, “After Hours with Daniel Boulud” as F.O’s resident beer expert. Hallie writes about beer for the web magazine The Rundown and for www.beerforchicks.com. She has worked with co-author Christina on sold-out beer dinners at critically acclaimed L.A. restaurants like Rustic Canyon Winebar & Seasonal Kitchen, which was featured in The Celebrator Magazine. Hallie currently resides in L.A.