{"id":42399,"date":"2023-05-10T03:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/?p=42399"},"modified":"2023-05-10T09:50:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T16:50:08","slug":"beer-books-for-your-summer-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcaletrail.ca\/beer-books-for-your-summer-reading-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Books for your Summer Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craft beer has certainly developed and changed since it first became a \u201cthing\u201d back in the late 70s and early 80s \u2013 and it has stories to tell. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sitting down with friends and flights is a pleasure not just because of the delicious beverages, but because sharing food and drink encourages other kinds of sharing as well. Beer has always been a drink of camaraderie. According to Carlos Gomez-Corona et al, drinking craft beer \u201cis oriented towards special and ritualized moments.\u201d<\/span> Beer writer William Bostwick, reflecting on his experience sharing beers and hearing stories, recalls that to medieval Vikings, a \u201cbeer keeper\u201d was a storyteller.<\/span> Drinking beer, with its nuanced flavours and local character, is an activity that encourages reflection, sharing, laughing, and \u2013 yes \u2013 storytelling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We tell stories while sitting down with a good craft beer. But what about the stories that beer can tell us? The tales of beer\u2019s history, from ancient times to 1980s startups to modern diversity efforts, are fascinating and yet still largely absent from the public eye. So here are some non-fiction book recommendations for the beer-curious.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please note that most of these are narrative reads, meaning that they are not beer resources like encyclopedias or homebrewing books. I can recommend Garrett Oliver\u2019s <\/span>The Oxford Companion to Beer <\/span><\/i>and Charlie Papazian\u2019s <\/span>The Complete Joy of Homebrewing <\/span><\/i>if you\u2019re looking for something along those lines. But if you\u2019re ready to curl up on the couch with a book, this list is for you. Make sure to grab your favourite BC brew before sitting down to read one of these!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo: No\u00eblle Phillips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Local or Regional Craft Beer Histories<\/b><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re reading this blog post, you\u2019ve probably read \u2013 or at least heard of \u2013 Joe Wiebe\u2019s <\/span>Craft Beer Revolution<\/span><\/i>, which provides a brief history of BC craft brewing and a thorough review of most craft breweries in the province. If you haven\u2019t yet checked out that book, I highly recommend it! However, here are a few more suggestions for readable histories of beer and brewing in North America.<\/span><\/p>\n