Travels With Barley: The Quest for the Perfect Beer Joint by Ken Wells
rating: 3 of 5 stars
Interesting mix of beer novice and beer geekdom. The author starts off as a Bud-drinking everyday kinda beer drinker, but they in his quest to find the ultimate beer joint, discovers the craft brewing industry and becomes a "Hophead" (like myself). This results in a book that is a little schizophrenic - it can be a bit basic for beer geeks like myself that have already taken a dozen tours of breweries and know about microbrews and beer festivals, but probably gets a little too wonkish about beer as it starts to focus more on microbrews. I think my favorite parts of the book were the side trips - reading about yeast smugglers and Dogfish Head brewery, etc.
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Posted by: master dissertation | April 08, 2009 at 06:39 AM
I'm glad to see a positive rievew of this brew. I have spotted it at my local beer store, but I've been hearing mixed things, and as a DF Head fan I've been patiently waiting to give it a try.
Posted by: Vicki | October 14, 2012 at 06:04 AM
I will have to get my hands on it. A Rickards porter would be isrnteeting. I think that, for a macro, even their poor stuff is good-ish. It's drinkable at least. It's, like Sleemans, a good introduction to better beers for a newb, and at least a passable drink for those with more refined palettes. I didn't mind the honey brown. But if the dark is better, then it's worth it. The white is nice.
Posted by: Kak | October 16, 2012 at 02:51 AM