New Beer Rules
RULE #1: When you open a beer for a vertical tasting and there is rust under the cap it's time to seriously lower your expectations for what's inside the bottle.
RULE #2: A beer consumer should not be allowed to drink a beer with IBU higher than her or his IQ.
RULE #3: You must drink at least two servings of a beer before you pass judgment on it.
RULE #4: The god of beer is not consistency.
RULE #5: It is only beer
RULE #6: The best beer was in the empty glass.
RULE #7: Beer is not the new wine.
Book reviews
Beer & Philosophy
Would you trust a philosopher with your beer?
The Best of American Beer & Food
Learn about pleasures of food and drink without any fussiness
What to Drink with What You Eat
Sommeliers meet beer
Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer
The book could subtitled "The Story of Industrial American Lager"
Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota
Both a micro view of the state's brewing industry and a macro overview
Extreme Brewing: An Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home
Step-by-step tips from Sam Calagione
To Cork or Not To Cork
The balance between art and science, commerce and tradition, romance and snobbery
The U.S. Brewing Industry
Data & Economic Analysis
Beer & Food: An American History
Cookbook or history book? Perhaps both
Random quote
"While nearly all US craft beers can trace their origins to European roots, the artesian brewers currently transforming the landscape of US beer are crafting brews that are bigger, brasher and boast bigger balls than anything being produced in Europe."
- British beer writer Ben McFarland
