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Belgium is to beer what Burgandy and Bordeaux are to wine. With an introduction about Belgium and its traditions, Michael Jackson takes us on a tour of its ancient regions, such as Flanders and Brabant, and places the various brewing traditions in their local contexts. He describes the time honoured traditional ingredients: water; the yeasts; the hops; the varieties of barley and the various brewing techniques. He then takes the reader round the famous breweries, frequently monasteries, and the styles - lambic, gueuze, kriek, framboise, brown beers, wheat beers, fruit beers, the famous trappoist and other abbey beers, and golden ales.
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Michael Jackson's Great Beers of Belgium, Michael Jackson, Media Marketing Communications C.V.
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- Released
- 2005
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- Title
- Michael Jackson's Great Beers of Belgium
- Subtitle
- Fifth, Fully Revised And Expanded Edition. Over 300 New Photographs
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Media Marketing Communications
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 501
- ISBN10
- 9053730184
- ISBN13
- 9789053730188
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Food, Travelling, Food and Drink, Beer
- Description
- Belgium is to beer what Burgandy and Bordeaux are to wine. With an introduction about Belgium and its traditions, Michael Jackson takes us on a tour of its ancient regions, such as Flanders and Brabant, and places the various brewing traditions in their local contexts. He describes the time honoured traditional ingredients: water; the yeasts; the hops; the varieties of barley and the various brewing techniques. He then takes the reader round the famous breweries, frequently monasteries, and the styles - lambic, gueuze, kriek, framboise, brown beers, wheat beers, fruit beers, the famous trappoist and other abbey beers, and golden ales.