Reddit mentions of The Beer Bible

I'm going to actively try to avoid recipe books here in my links (that said, that means you're missing out on Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails, Death & Co, Potions of the Caribbean, and The Joy of Mixology so.... YMMV)

Liquid Intelligence - IMHO must have guide on the technical aspects of bartending. This book is amazing and is the first thing I share with my coworkers that want to broaden their knowledge

The Drunken Botanist - In depth examination of the plants that go into making our favorite drinks, beers, booze, and sundry

Bitters - Has history of bitters, along with instructional on how to make your own.

Shrubs Kind of recipes but also talks about how to make shrubs and good proportions for them, which isn't super common.

Wine Folly Do you want a good intro-to-wine with good, clear reference sheets about styles and pairings? Here's your book

The Wine Bible Want to know way more than you ever thought you wanted to know about wine? This is what you want to be reading.

The Beer Bible - Same as above, but for beer instead of wine.

Holy Smoke! Its Mezcal Mezcal can be hard to pin down and I've found this one to be decent. Includes a table of things that were available in the US at time of publishing and the author's opinions on quality.

Vermouth - pretty in depth history on vermouth, focusing on its place in American cocktail Culture

Imbibe! In depth history of early cocktail culture, focusing on Jerry Thomas and the Bon Vivant's Companion

...I'm sure I could think of more, given the time. I'm trying to just delve into things currently on my shelf, and not in my wishlist.

I have The Beer Bible, which has a good history of beer as well as chapters for each style of beer. At the end of each chapter it recommends beers to try in that style.

The Beer Bible https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761168117/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_VCyTzbGMS86HY

I am not disagreeing that Rauchbier is a smoked beer. I'm disagreeing that Raucbier can be used with ANY smoked malt. That is not the case. I wish that /u/Alworth's books were easily searched through on the web (both are great reads). The idea of Rauchbier (with the capital R) is very much rooted in the place of its inceptions, Bamberg. He gets into that a bit in both The Beer Bible and The Secrets of Master Brewers. I highly recommend both books - great reads. Stan Hieronymus also is a great source for reading about styles rooted both in location and history.


Can you brew smoked beers? Certainly. Check out /u/BretBeermann and all of their crazy smoked beers. But if you brew a beer with a traditional saison grist (pilsner malt, wheat, oats, etc) and then through 1 pound of peat malt in it, you CANNOT call that a Rauchbier. That is a smoked saison.

This conversation, or at least the part that I'm all for having, is very much a discussion on style. If you read through much of /u/larsga's blog, it is evident there as well. Like he said, it is a living style, being actively brewed.

I don't know who is downvoting you (I'm trying to balance that out), because I'm totally digging this!

I bought this a couple days ago. It's quite cheap if you get the Kindle edition. I haven't gotten too far yet but it is quite in depth about styles.

https://www.amazon.com/Beer-Bible-Jeff-Alworth/dp/0761168117/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465589115&sr=1-1&keywords=the+beer+bible

Start with Tasting Beer and move on to the Beer Bible when you want something way more in depth.