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Searching for the roots of IPA, the beer style that changed the world of brewing

Searching for the roots of IPA, the beer style that changed the world of brewing

American brewmaster Mitch Steele makes a major contribution to our knowledge of India Pale Ale, both ancient and modern, in a book that traces the history of the style and its rediscovery on both sides of the Atlantic

Added: Sunday, December 16th 2012

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By George -- the story of the London coaching inn that won't lie down

By George -- the story of the London coaching inn that won't lie down

In Shakespeare's Local, Pete Brown tells the riveting tale of the inn in Southwark that has withstood fire and pestilence and is now the capital's only galleried Elizabethan hostelry

Added: Thursday, November 8th 2012

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Trip down nostalgia lane to find the great beers and their breweries of yesteryear

Trip down nostalgia lane to find the great beers and their breweries of yesteryear

Two books, with radically different approaches, chart Britain's lost beers and the breweries that produced them, including Tetley's of Leeds (left)

Added: Sunday, November 4th 2012

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Authors pay homage to both Michael Jackson and the new world of craft beer

Authors pay homage to both Michael Jackson and the new world of craft beer

Tim and Webb and Stephen Beaumont pick up Jackson's torch to take readers on a dizzy tour of the modern beer world and its vast range of styles

Added: Friday, September 7th 2012

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These boots are meant for pub walking...

These boots are meant for pub walking...

Veteran pub walks writer Bob Steel has compiled a compendium of fine hostelries to visit in the vast region of South East England. There are many historic inns to find, such as Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans

Added: Tuesday, April 24th 2012

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Champion of Britain's pubs and breweries

Champion of Britain's pubs and breweries

Beer writer Jeff Evans boosts both beer and pubs with a timely guide to Britain's beer styles and the best watering holes where you can enjoy them

Added: Sunday, April 8th 2012

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Get the low down on Down Under beer

Get the low down on Down Under beer

Craft brewing is booming in Australia and New Zealand, with brewers such as Chuck Hahn (pictured) fashioning fine pale ales and Pilsners -- all detailed in a fine guide to drinking Down There

Added: Monday, March 19th 2012

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The Oxford Companion to Beer

The Oxford Companion to Beer

Review on The Oxford Companion to Beer, edited by Garrett Oliver and Tom Colicchio.

Added: Saturday, December 3rd 2011

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