Beer and Food: Bringing together the finest food and the best craft beers in the world Hardcover – April 10, 2014

Mark Dredge, a leading British beer writer, joins together beer and food in a book for beer fans and foodies who want to take their knowledge to the next step. Beer and Food is well written and useful enough to interest those whose knowledge has already reached the next step. Dredge covers the basics of beer, gives an overview of beer styles with a description of the major styles and representative examples of each style. He provides an easy to remember and apply formula for pairing beer with food - bridge, balance and boost where there is a bridge between the flavors in the beer and the food, the flavors of the beer and the food balance each other, or the flavors of one boost the flavors of the other. In his discussion of beer styles he provides example pairings for each style. Dredge follows his style discussion up with a chapter on matching food with beer and finishes with a chapter on recipes. His approach allows you to either start with a beer or a food and get a decent match. This book is worth having – it is well written, pleasantly illustrated and laid out, and the beer reviews use terms that do not require a trained palate to follow. He provides a beer flavor wheel in his discussion of beer styles that is more useful and easier to follow than most others I have seen. American readers may not be able to find all the beers he describes without purchasing an airline ticket. Dredge is British and getting to the continent to dig up great beer is fairly simple for him. Likewise, many of his American examples can be hard to find for those of us dwelling in the flyover zone. On the other hand, if you cannot find a Uneticke Pivo 12o Nefiltrovane to pair with your pork schnitzel, Dredge provides enough guidance to go to your local beer store and find a suitable substitute. The recipes show a British bent but many look worth trying and the measurements are in tbsp., cups, and oz. (with metric units in brackets for those who need them). Highly recommended.

I bought this book in a second hand store because I liked the way it looked. After reading it I found it fascinating so I bought 3 more from Amazon for friends who are into craft beers. They also think the book is great.

Nice book- got one for both of my adult sons- they loved it!

gave it as a gift.

Quick Delivery, I have a cookbook addition and I love this book.

A good dictionary for beer lovers. I was looking for a book with more recipes, less history. Did not keep.

GREAT BOOK FOR BEER AND FOOD LOVERS. I love a beautiful binding, but the inside is just as cool. I got this as a gift for a friend and had to purchase another one for myself, I was sort of accidentally invited into a Facebook group called The Beer Snobs (my husband was interested but I'm lucky they added us both) and it is a hilarious diverse group of beer lovers. I have learned to enjoy beer in whole new ways, and have since tried to get a little more educated on my own, but find most books and blogs pretty overwhelming. This book is an answer to a prayer for me! It's so interesting and the delivery of information, recipes and history makes me forget I am doing "beer homework." Super fun, and a looks super cool in my kitchen--or nightstand. Cheers!

great gift! my mother in law loved it

I bought this as a Christmas gift for my husband and he absolutely loves it. He has said that he can tell there this is a lot of passion that has gone in to the book and it's extremely informative. This book is for true craft beer/craft ale enthusiasts. He has taught me such a lot even in the last few days about which beers goes with which dishes. Who would have thought that a beet with oysters in would go so well with Beef??!! Truly great book and will give me lots of ideas of what gifts to buy my husband in future.

This book is written from the heart by a very talented beer expert. It has lots of detail and draws the reader into his world. Enjoying every minute of it. Buy yourself a copy!

Ok but I have read better books - few photos Of food too.

This book is great, it's really informative and a joy to read plus the recipes at the back are all really tasty. The book shows the author has clear passion for the beers and not only paring them up with food but also adding them into the cooking process. This book was a great gift and I would highly recommend.

First part of the book is a bit of a bore (it was a gift, so maybe its just boring to me?) but its just about beer around the world.. The interesting part is when you get to the food! Great recipes and tips as to what beers go with what food. Made a good gift :)