New Books to check out and other stuff

My network of home brewers and beer geeks has grown greatly over the last year which means I've had an opportunity to learn all kinds of new fun stuff. I just finished reading The Brewers Apprentice by Greg Koch & Matt Allyn and now I'm starting Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher, both excellent books to pickup if you are wanting to expand your knowledge in the craft or if you work for the industry side and need to learn a little more on the who's, why's, and how of the beer world. I have also decided that I'm going to try and get Cicerone Certified this coming year and study to take my BJCP test some time next year too. Time to go stick my head in a bottle and get studying, thanks for reading!

A Quick Review on a Great Beer Book

Just finished this book and highly recommend it. It shows Charles Bamforth on only as the scientific brewer but also the philosopher of malted barley and hops. It was a refreshing look of the spirit of what beer is, and isn't. My next book I'm reading of his is Beer, Taping Into The Art And Science Of Brewing then I'm reading Grape vs Grain. I'll let you know how those turn out but if they're anything like what I've read so far. I'm sure I'll love them.

I'm hopefully starting an ESB on Friday, I'll post the progress on here as soon as I have any!

Cheers 

Random Stuff I Post When Exciting Beer News Fails To Find Me.

These are pics from the top shelf of my bookcase. If you are a connoisseur of old fine books or collect old bartenders guides, you'll find I have a few fun toys but no "Holly Grails" of the collectors world. I've been collecting "Old Mr Boston Bartending Guides" for several years now and have 22 different editions,  because you have to have goals in life... Some are to fragile to open so I don't have print shots of all of them... Enjoy