The Oxford Companion to Beer

My thoughtful wife got me this beery tome for Christmas this year. Garrett Oliver of the Brooklyn Brewery edited the book, but it includes input from over 165 beer experts from around the globe. If you like beer, history, are into home-brewing, or just like learning, this is book is for you. It covers topics from specific brewers and their histories, beer styles, and beer history to ingredients, fermentation details, and technical brewing descriptions and everything in between. I’ve enjoyed just picking a topic at random and learning – it’s like an entire instance of Wikipedia dedicated to beer!