The Beer Geek Handbook

by Dawson, Patrick; Kletsel, Greg

• ISBN13: 9781612125312
• ISBN10: 161212531X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-05-03
• Publisher: Storey Books

Summary

Does the beer buyer at the liquor store ask your advice? Do you understand the difference between a turbid and a single infusion mash? Do you travel with a tulip glass handy? Have you even eaten ramen just to afford a vintage Cantillon gueuze? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be a Beer Geek and in need of this hilarious guide. Patrick Dawson provides everything you need to fully live a life ruled by beer, from the Ten Beer Geek Commandments and the Beer Geek Hall of Fame to guidance on what to drink, how and where to drink it, how to gracefully correct an uninformed bartender, where to buy “geek goods,” how to flawlessly execute a beer tasting, how to plan the ultimate beer-centric vacation, and much more. Includes quizzes to help you determine your level of geekery, as well as witty illustrations by Greg Kletsel.

Author Biography

Patrick Dawson is an award-winning beer writer, an avid homebrewer, a BJCP beer judge, and a general lover of all things beer. He is the author of The Beer Geek Handbook and Vintage Beer, and has written for DRAFT Magazine, Zymurgy, All About Beer Magazine, Craft Beer & Brewing, and multiple other publications.

Table of Contents

Beer Geek Initiation
1. Beer Geeks: An Introduction
  The Geek and the Snob
  The Beer Geek Ten Commandments
  QUIZ #1: The Beer Menu
  Beer Drinkers Commonly Confused with Beer Geeks
  QUIZ #2: Are You a Beer Geek?
2. Beer: The Root of All Geekery
  The Ideal Beer
  The Importance of Knowing (and Ignoring) Beer Styles
  Beer Types: The Good, the Bad, the Trendy
  Glassware: Always a Proper Vessel
  Serving Temperature: Maximizing a Beer's Profile
  One-offs: The Ultimate Attraction
  DONGs! The Exclusive Draft-Only, No-Growler Beers
  Beware the Collaboration Brew
  Beer Cocktails: The Scourge of Beerdom
3. Breweries: The Exclusive Club
  Formula for Cool
  QUIZ #3: The Beer Geek Formula
  The Classics: Pioneers of the Geek Frontier
  Has-Beens, Sellouts, and Other Garbage
  Cult Breweries: The Pinnacles of the Brewing World
  QUIZ #4: Are you a Fanboy/girl?
  The Beer Geek Hall of Fame
  Staying Current: Internet Forums
4. Procurement: The Beer and Other Geeky Goods
  Liquor Stores and Their Beer Guys: Types and Strengths
  Straight from the Brewery: Filling Growlers and the Like
  Online Beer Sales: A Last Resort
  Beer Trading: The Dark and Winding Path to Bankruptcy
  The Value of Beer: Learning to Recognize (and Disregard) the $/oz. and Other Metrics
  Brewerania: Coasters, Signs, and Other Junk
  Beer Geek Essentials
5. Drinking: Where and How
  Bars: Types and Strengths
  Brewery Taprooms and Tours: Yet Another Mash Tun
  Restaurants: Drinking Beer with the Kiddos
  The Basics of Beer and Food Pairing
  Beer Festivals: Geeking Amidst the Debauchery
  Hosting a Beer Tasting...with Style and Grace
6. The Beercation: Seeking the Source
  Belgium: The Motherland
  Germany: The Fatherland
  The Pacific Northwest: Beerlandia
  Colorado: The Napa Valley of Beer
  California: Beaches and Brews
  New England: Leaf Peeping and Beer Drinking
  Beerymoons and Beer Geek Weddings: Consummating Your Geekiness
  Patience Is a Virtue: Being the Spouse/Significant Other of a Beer Geek (by Lindsay Dawson)
The Beer Geek Dictionary
Commonly Mispronounced Beer Names and Terms