| An American Beer Trail Contributor(s): Stinehour, Zach (Author) |
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ISBN: 1478768436 ISBN-13: 9781478768432 Publisher: Outskirts Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation - Road Travel |
| LCCN: 2015920170 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.78 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ever want to take your vehicle and see the country and drink beer? Well someone has Leaving from Upstate New York and traveling almost 11,000 miles around the country stopping at a different brewery anywhere you can. Riding a motorcycle seeking out great rides and great beers. Beer has traveled with America through time as this is a ride to celebrate it. Finding craft brews all over the country and experiencing the area with a beer in hand. Because beer is not just a drink. It's that drink we share with friends, we have at the game, and have at our celebrations. So this is about traveling across the country sharing many of the stops that people know and spots you may not know about and the beers along the way. It's not enough just to enjoy the trip but also to understand how beer has fit into society. Not an in-depth history but a general overview of some major moments in the evolution of beer. With historic notes along the way so along the trip you can learn about the journey beer has had. From ancient times to modern times beer has evolved as well. The beer evolution has over the years transformed into many different styles of today. Also how the drink has been seen and grown in popularity in America. It just hasn't been universally accepted as a popular drink from the beginning like some seem to think it has. It's these points through history which make the trip that much more interesting. When it comes to styles it seems there are too many to count. Instead of trying to name and define each one which is what many seem to try to do. Rather, help define many of the terms used in the styles and the general meanings to get a better idea of what brews are like. It's not about defining a taste profile but more defining the core characteristics that make up the nomenclature and where they may draw their roots from. Then you can better enjoy the beer versus trying to measure it up to some taste standard. Most of all this is a celebration of the classic Americ |