The Oxford Companion to Beer

I want this book. I mean, of course it will pale in comparison to this, but still, it looks nice. Preview here.

1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die

This is a good book. Nicely designed. Quality writing. Great photos. But it's so damned big. The thing weighs about twenty pounds.

Buy it here. Or go to Border's like I do during your lunch break and give it a gander.

Over a Pint 11 - Travis Poling

Beer Town Austin just posted an Over a Pint with Travis Poling. Travis is the author (along with Paul Hightower) of Beer Across Texas.

Chris, I think this has been my favorite one so far.

Beer Across Texas released

Beer Across Texas: A Guide to the Brews and Brewmasters of the Lone Star State

More info HERE and HERE.

Buy it HERE.

Interview: Shine On

Lee Nichols interviewed Mike Renfro, author of Shine On for the Austin Chronicle. He will have the uncut interview on I Love Beer next week.

Shiner

This is old. Last weekend was the Texas Book Festival. Much of it was passable. I did not wake up in time for Douglas Brinkley on Saturday. But I was able to catch Mike Renfro the author of Shine On: 100 Years of Shiner Beer. I took peak at the book. Well designed (unlike their bloody website). Nice pictures. Heavy on the history, light on the beer. An attractive book to have around I guess, if yr into coffee table books.

P.S. Stay away from Shiner's annoying website. It will crash yr shit.

Readin'

Just picked this up from the library. I'll let you know how it is. My first thoughts: the design is atrocious.

Things have been pretty slow lately. I picked up a cold, probably traveling to and from Philly last weekend. Stupid airplanes.

I have been on a steady diet of Zicam and Sudafed. As some of you may know, Zicam trashes your taste buds. Everything tastses the same. I've been doing some experiments and have found double ipas are best at blasting through the zinc encrustment.