Recommended 'must-reads' from NABA members!  

And it's good reading for a good cause:  when you purchase any of these titles from Amazon.com through this Web site, The North American Brewers' Association will donate a percentage of each purchase to charity! 

The Beer Drinker's Bible : Lore, Trivia & History : Chapter & Verse
by Gregg Smith, Carrie Getty

Spend a moment to enjoy a light-hearted look at the world of beer, from ancient times to the present. This fun-to-read dictionary and reference book is perfect for every cerevisaphile (beer lover or enthusiast). Award-winning author and historian Gregg Smith and co-author Carrie Getty cover every beer-related fact throughout history.

Brewing the World's Great Beers : A Step-By-Step Guide by Dave Miller, Carl F. Kirkpatrick, Ben Watson
America's love of imported beers has encouraged the spread of small breweries all across the country and spawned a strong home brewing movement. Now, brewmaster Dave Miller offers practical, concise information on the latest equipment, ingredients, and techniques used by expert home brewers. The book includes 85 recipes designed to produce beer with "Old World" flavor.

Beer in America : The Early Years, 1587-1840 : Beer's Role in the Settling of America and the Birth of a Nation
"Before long their navigation error became apparent. Traveling up the coast, [the Pilgrims] began searching desperately for a suitable anchorage. . . . It was the thought of beer that caused [them] . . . to put ashore: "after we had called on God for direction, we came to this resolution-to go presently ashore again and to take a better view of two places which we thought most fitting for us; for we could not now take much time for further search or consideration, our victuals being much spent, especially our beer, and it now being the 19th of December." - from the book.

Michael Jackson's Beer Companion : The World's Great Beer Styles, Gastronomy, and Traditions
by Michael Jackson
Now revised and updated, this award-winning classic features nearly 25% more photos and new words of wisdom. Includes updated versions of the author's "seminars" on American ales, Lambics and fruit beers, wheat beers, international ales, porters and stouts, lagers, and specialty beers, and continues its section on beer and food (with recipes), and more. 218 full-color illus.

Other titles recommended by the members of the North American Brewers' Association:

• Altbier: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes; Horst D. Dornbusch
• Barley Wine: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes; Fal Allen, Dick Cantwell
• Bock (Classic Beer Style Series: 9); Darryl Richman
• Brown Ale : History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes (Classic Beer Style Series, 14); Ray Daniels, Jim Parker
• The Complete Handbook of Home Brewing David G. Miller, Kay Holmes Stafford (Illustrator), Dave Miller, Sarah M. Clarkson
• Designing Great Beers : The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles, Ray Daniels
• German Wheat Beer (Classic Beer Style Series: 7); Eric Warner
• Kolsch : History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes (Classic Beer Style Series); Eric Warner
• Michael Jackson's Great Beers of Belgium, Michael Jackson
• Mild Ale : History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes (Classic Beer Style Series, 15); David Sutula, David Suhila
• The New World Guide to Beer, Michael Jackson
• Pale Ale : History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes (Classic Beer Style Series, 1), Terry Foster
• Scotch Ale (Classic Beer Style Series: 8); Greg Noonan, Gregory J. Noonan
• Seven Barrel Brewery Brewers' Handbook, Gregory J. Noonan, Mikel Redman,Scott Russell

• The Simon & Schuster Pocket Guide to Beer, Michael Jackson