World's Best Beers: One Thousand Craft Brews from Cask to GlassRaise a pint to the WORLD’S BEST BEERS! This extensive exploration of the 1,000 tastiest brews on earth is not your average guidebook—it’s a complete look into the history, production, and flavor of every beer worth drinking. “Brewery Profiles” take you country-by-country to the finest breweries in places like Argentina, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Britain, and New Zealand, and provide fun facts, stats, and anecdotes. There’s even an explanation of which beers go with which foods. Next time you eat shellfish, try it with a Pilsner. Having a hearty stout? It pairs perfectly with some vanilla ice cream. So drink up! |
Contents
Contents | 8 |
Introduction | 10 |
BEER BASICS | 20 |
28 | 43 |
BEER STYLES | 44 |
A WORLD OF BEER | 51 |
Making the Selection | 54 |
Tasting Ratings | 55 |
Brauerie Locher | 168 |
Netherlands | 170 |
Luxembourg Portugal Spain | 174 |
Poland Hungary Estonia Turkey Malta Russia | 176 |
THE AMERICAS | 178 |
USA Western States | 180 |
Anchor Steam Brewery | 184 |
Firestone Walker Brewing Company | 188 |
The Worlds Top Ten BeerDrinking Cities | 56 |
The Worlds Top Ten Designer Beers | 58 |
A World of Beer Labels | 60 |
BRITAIN IRELAND | 63 |
72 | 65 |
Fuliers Brewery Brewery Profile | 70 |
Harviestoun Brewery | 71 |
The Meantime Brewing Company | 80 |
Sharps Brewery | 86 |
Thornbridge Brewery | 90 |
EUROPE | 95 |
Belgium | 96 |
Cantillon Brewery | 100 |
DuvelMoortgat Brewery | 106 |
Germany | 114 |
Erdinger | 120 |
Kölsch Lager | 130 |
Czech Republic | 134 |
Pilsner Urquell | 140 |
Italy | 144 |
Birrificio Baladin | 148 |
ScandinaviaDenmark | 152 |
Mikkeller Denmark | 156 |
ScandinaviaFinland Iceland | 159 |
ScandinaviaNorway Sweden | 160 |
France | 162 |
Austria | 165 |
Switzerland | 167 |
USA Central States | 192 |
New Belgium Brewing | 196 |
USA Eastern Midwestern States | 198 |
New Holland Brewing Company | 204 |
Canada | 206 |
Unibroue | 212 |
Central South America | 214 |
AUSTRALASIA | 216 |
Australia | 218 |
New Zealand | 225 |
Cambodia Sri Lanka Thailand | 226 |
Japan | 227 |
Baird Brewing Japan | 230 |
MIDDLE EAST AFRICA | 232 |
Israel Lebanon Palestine | 235 |
Dancing Camel Israel | 236 |
Ethiopia Kenya Morocco Namibia | 238 |
South Africa | 239 |
Shongweni Brewery | 240 |
BEER FOOD | 242 |
Glossary | 270 |
Beer Directory | 274 |
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Acknowledgments | 286 |
Authors Acknowledgments | 287 |