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Beer and Brewing:
A Guide to Selected Resources

 

Color Graphic with 2 polar bears drinking Lager Beer.
Fresh and cold--Direct from the North Pole / Lith. by A. Hoen & Co.
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

The Encyclopedia of beer. Edited by Pamela B. Lappies. New York, Henry Holt, 1995. 509 p.
   Bibliography: p. 502-506.
   TP568.E53 1995 <SciRR>

Joseph, Robert, Roger Protz, and Dave Broom. The complete encyclopedia of wine, beer, and spirits. London, Carlton Books, 2000. 648 p.
   TP503.J67 2000

Rabin, Dan, and Carl Forget. The dictionary of beer and brewing: 2,500 terms, including 400 new! Rev. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO, Brewers Publications, c1998. 306 p.
   TP568.D53 1998 <SciRR Dict>

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Handbooks, Guides & Manuals

Bamforth, Charles W. Beer: tap into the art and science of brewing. 2nd ed. New York, Oxford University Press, 2003. 233 p.
   Bibliography: p 219.
   TP577.B34 2003 <SciRR>;

Daniels, Ray. Designing great beers: the ultimate guide to brewing classic beer styles. Boulder, CO, Brewers Publications, c1996. 390 p.
   Bibliography: p. 365-381.
   TP577.D26 1996

Handbook of brewing. 2nd ed. Edited by Fergus G. Priest and Graham G. Stewart. Boca Raton, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2006. 853 p. (Food science and technology, 157)
   Includes bibliographical references.
   TP570.H23 2006 <SciRR>

Jackson, Michael. The Running Press pocket guide to beer: the connoisseur’s companion to more than 2,000 beers of the world. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Running Press, 2000. 208 p.
   P577.J28 2000

Color graphic: Advertisement or premium for Anheuser Busch Brewing Co., showing a young woman holding a bottle of Budweiser beer with label in German. She wears a necklace bearing the Anheuser Busch insignia "A."
The hostess (Budweiser lager bier)
Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Lewis, Ashton. The homebrewer’s answer book: solutions to every problem, answers to every question. North Adams, MA, Storey Pub., c2007. 432 p.
   TP570.L469 2007

Snyder, Stephen. The brewmaster’s bible: the gold standard for home brewers. New York, HarperPerennial, c1997. 374 p.
   Bibliography: p. 361-362.
   TP570.S66 1997

Sparrow, Jeff. Wild brews: beer beyond the influence of brewer’s yeast. Boulder, CO, Brewers Publications, c2005. 315 p.
   Bibliography: p. 293-302.
   TP577.S645 2005

Zainasheff, Jamil, and John J. Palmer. Brewing classic styles: 80 winning recipes anyone can brew. Boulder, CO, Brewers Publications, c2007. 317 p.
   TP570.Z35 2007

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Histories

Gourvish, T. R., and R. G. Wilson. The British brewing industry 1830-1980. Cambridge, New York, Cambridge University Press, 1994. 690 p.
   TP573.G7G68 1994

Hornsey, Ian S. A history of beer and brewing. Cambridge, Royal Society of Chemistry, c2003. 742 p.
   Includes bibliographical references.
   TP577.H675 2003

Ogle, Maureen. Ambitious brew: the story of American beer. Orlando, Harcourt, c2006. 422 p.
   Bibliography: p. 375-398.
   TP577.O46 2006

Unger, Richard W. Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, c2004. 319 p.
   Bibliography: p. 295-312.
   TP577.U54 2004

Poster showing Columbia raising a glass of beer, posed with a keg and a billy goat, the symbol of bock beer.Geo. Winter Brewing Co.,N.Y, Bock beer, c.1900.
Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress
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Of Historical Interest

Black, William. A practical treatise on brewing, based on chemical and economical principles, with formulae for public brewers and instructions for private families. 3rd ed. London, Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1844. 212 p.
   TP570.B62 <SciRR Desk>

Booth, David. The art of brewing. London, Baldwin and Cradock, 1829. 64 p.
   TP570.B7 <SciRR Desk>

Cobbett, William. Brewing beer. In his Cottage economy... New York, John Doyle, 1833. p. 13-41.
   S499.C65 <SciRR Desk>

Combrune, Michael. The theory and practice of brewing. New ed. London, Printed for Verner and Hood by J. Wright, 1804. 367 p.
   TP570.C73 <SciRR Desk>

Lucas, Ann. Monticello report: the philosophy of making beer. Charlottesville, Monticello Research, 1995.
http://www.monticello.org/reports/life/beer.html

Morrice, Alexander. A treatise on brewing: wherein is exhibited the whole process of the art and mystery of brewing the various sorts of malt liquor. 4th ed. London, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1810. 177 p.
   TP570.M6 1810 Toner Coll <Rare Book>

Richardson, John. The philosophical principles of the science of brewing; containing Theoretic hints on an improved practice of brewing malt liquors, and Statistical estimates of the materials for brewing. York, printed by A. Ward for G. G. and J. Robinson, 1788. 347 p.
   TP569.R5 Pre-1801 Coll <Rare Book>

Shannon, Robert. A practical treatise on brewing, distilling and rectification...and the making of wines, cider, and vinegar. London, R. Scholey, 1805. 4 pt. in 1 v.
   TP505.S52 Bitting Coll <Rare Book>

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The Science of Brewing

Bamforth, Charles W. Beer: health and nutrition. Oxford, Ames, IA, Blackwell Science, 2004. 184 p.
   Bibliography: p. 159-178.
   TP577.B29 2004 <SciRR>

Bamforth, Charles W. Scientific principles of malting and brewing. St. Paul, MN, American Society of Brewing Chemists, c2006. 246 p.
   Includes bibliographical references.
   TP570.B183 2006 <SciRR>

Baxter, E. Denise, and Paul S. Hughes. Beer: quality, safety and nutritional aspects. Cambridge, Royal Society of Chemistry, c2001. 138 p.
   Includes bibliographical references.
   TP577.B359 2001

Graphic:  two men brewing beer in a large kettle.
Firing the brew kettle, 1840-1860 / Langeneckert. Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Brewing: science and practice. Briggs, Dennis E. and others. Boca Raton, CRC Press; Cambridge, Woodhead Pub. Ltd., 2004. 881 p.
   Includes bibliographical references.
   TP570.B843 2004 <SciRR>

Denny, Mark. Froth! the science of beer. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009.
   Includes bibliographical references.
   Not yet published

Fix, George J. Principles of brewing science: a study of serious brewing issues. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO, Brewers Publications, c1999. 189 p .
   Bibliography: p. 175-179.
   TP570.F58 1999

Holle, Stephen R. A handbook of basic brewing calculations. St. Paul, MN, Master Brewers Association of the Americas, c2003. 95 p.
   Bibliography: p. 89-92.
   TP570.H645 2003

Janson, Lee W. Brew chem 101: the basics of homebrewing chemistry. Pownal, VT, Storey Communications, c1996. 117 p.
   Bibliography: p. 107-109.
   TP570.J34 1996

Laboratory methods for craft brewers. Edited by Rena M. Crumplen. St. Paul, MN, American Society of Brewing Chemists, c1997. 159 p.
   Includes bibliographical references.
   TP577.L32 1997

Lewis, Michael, and Charles W. Bamforth. Essays in brewing science. New York, Springer, c2006. 179 p.    TP570.L476 2006 <SciRR>

Compiled by Alison Kelly, August 2008

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