I have travelled the world looking for the most characterful beers, whiskies
and spirits, investigated the ways in which they are made and served,
photographed them, and tried to describe the pleasures they offer. It has
been my life’s work. I would like to think that the resultant books are
useful as well as being beautiful. Any of them can be ordered through the
links provided here.
Ultimate Beer
Beers for the moment: the best quenchers, aperitifs, beers in the kitchen
(with recipes). Large format. 600 photographs. First published 1998/9.
A paperback with 544 pages (5 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches). A visual guide for
the shopper. Five hundred beers photographed and described. Derived from Ultimate Beer, but with 200 new pictures and revised text.
Apart from barley malt, what do
you taste in Scotch? The snow,
the granite mountains, the heather,
the seaweed, the briney shore…the
country itself. Michael Jackson
walks the walk, with landscape
photographer Harry Cory Wright.
Styles of beer. What they mean. How they taste. Why they developed. The most
readable and best illustrated book on the subject. Second Edition, updated
1997.
Pocket Guide to Beer - (7th edition, 2001)
A new edition and a new publisher, Running Press, for this classic guide.
Greatly extended chapters on Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. More
than 2,000 beers, from Tokyo to Texas. For the traveller and beer-hunter.
The following are available in the UK. The ordering links are provided in association with Real Beer Inc, and Amazon.co.uk.
The Great Beer Guide NEW!
A paperback with 544 pages (5 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches). A visual guide for
the shopper. Five hundred beers photographed and described. Derived from Beer,
but with 200 new pictures and revised text.
Greatly extended chapters on Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. More
than 2,000 beers, from Nagoya to New York, Dublin to London. Beers described
and scored. Classic brewpubs and beer bars. For the traveller and
beer-hunter.
A travelogue on the beer-styles, classic brews, producers, cafés and culture,
from the writer who introduced Belgian Beer to Britain. Third edition, updated
1998.