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Beer
 The Oxford Companion to Beer
Garrett Oliver
A must-have for lager-lovers, ale-addicts and everyone else who has some appreciation for the complex beverage that has stood the test of time. a full, comprehensive guide to all things beer. Cheers! Hardcover, 920 pp. $65.00.
 The Craft of Stone Brewing Co.
Greg Koch & Steve Waner with Randy Clemens
Have your beer and cook it too! This is a beer book that does it all. It tells the story of San Diego's Stone Brewing Co. However it goes way beyond with instructions for making some of their brews and also includes recipes. Some incorporate beer as an ingredient, some use ingredients that are also used in the brewing process while other recipes are for dishes which go well with beer. Color photos. Hardcover, 201 pp. $28.95.
 Cheers! An Intemperate History of Beer in Canada
Nicholas Pashley
Did you Canadians spend $8 billion a year on beer? And there are 170,000 Canadians employed in the beer industry? Nicholas Pashley offers this comic and fascinating book concerning beer in Canada, from its history to modern craft breweries, and everything in between. Softcover, 319 pp. $19.99.
 Self Sufficiency: Home Brewing
John Parkes
As part of a series of books concerned with self-sufficiency (other titles include preserving and household cleaning) Home Brewing is concerned specifically with brewing beer. It offers information on the differences between different styles of beers, a guide to ingredients and equipment, cleanliness in the home brewery and even a troubleshooting guide should things appear to be going wrong. There are recipes for traditional beers such as bitter ale, Irish stout and IPA among others, and a useful glossary. No photography but colour illustrations throughout. Hardcover, 128 pp. $16.95.
 Guinness: An Official Celebration of 250 Remarkable Years
A tribute to one of Ireland's greatest exports this interesting little book includes a full history of the iconic stout over it's 250 year past, along with pictures of Guinness famous advertising posters and signs. And just in case drinking a pint isn't enough, there are recipes with Guinness including sweet guinness-soaked ham with celeriac salad, beef and guinness cobbler, and even a guinness and honeycomb ice cream. And you know what they say, a Guinness a day... Hardcover, 128 pp. $16.99.
 The Beerbistro Cookbook
Stephen Beaumont & Brian Morin
The formerly “humble hop” is transformed to haute in this collection of recipes from Toronto’s Beerbistro. Besides traditional combinations with mussels, internationally-recognized beer writer, Stephen Beaumont and chef Brian Morin have created dishes such as grilled porter-braised pulled pork quesadillas, blonde ale pakoras with roasted pineapple raita, and stout and skor bar ice cream. Colour photos. Hardcover, 264 pp. $40.00.
 Beer Hunter, Whisky Chaser
Edited by Ian Buxton
This collection of original writing on beer and whisky honours the
late, great expert on those subjects, Michael Jackson. No, not the
gloved one. Contributors include Charles MacLean, Gavin D. Smith, Ian
Buxton, and Torontonian Stephen Beaumont. We fondly remember the single
malt tasting he hosted for us in the 1980's a memorable evening! Hardcover,
167 pp. $22.95.
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