Ultimate Beer by Michael Jackson
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Book Reviews of Ultimate Beer
Book Review: Great starter book.
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is definitely aimed towards the person who's just starting to dabble in expanding his taste in beers. It's got lots of beautiful photographs and descriptions of beer from around the world. It organizes the beer by type, which is really helpful in focusing your likes and dislikes. It also lists beers by their season of release and by the type of food they go with. The book is extremely user friendly, and as I've already said is generally beautiful. It's a perfect coffee table book. While it should not be your primary reference for all things brewed, it is great for beginners.Book Review: Must respond to negative comments here
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm giving this book 4 stars, sight unseen. It will probably deserve a 5th star. I must disagree with the reviewer who denigrates it. Robert Klein does NOT know beers. Most of his favorites are lambics and flavored beers. Anyone who gives Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Pale Ale a '3' (on a scale of 0 to 5 [or 1 to 5]) does not know good beers. Michael Jackson does know good beer, and I eagerly await this book.Book Review: Not "Ultimate", but still useful
Summary: 4 Stars
This probably shouldn't be any beer lover's primary reference - the main emphasis seems to be on the pictures. Not, however, that there is anything wrong with that. The illustrations are mouth watering and worth the cost of the book. The text seems to aimed toward novices.Book Review: A great coffee table book, not an educational tome.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a very handsome coffee table book that is great for casual reading while enjoying a fine beer. It is not a volume to raise your beer IQ by any appreciable degree. The "True Established Expert" should probably search for ale wisdom elsewhere.Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
Poorly researched and badly organized, this book is a huge disappointment. One of the most superficial works on this subject that I've read. Jackson seems to be resting on past successes and offers little new or fresh in this failed effort.