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</html><thumbnail_url>https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9789401409667-04-1.jpg</thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width>1105</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height>1400</thumbnail_height><description>Title: The Belgian Beer Book, Pages: 704 Pages, Publish Date: 11th Jun 2024, Author: Erik Verdonck, Luc de Raedemaeker, ISBN: . Belgian beer styles &amp; beer types with 133 beer descriptions. A comprehensive drink, food &amp; travel guide with suggested beer restaurants &amp; caf&eacute;s and introductions to beer cuisine, serving temperatures &amp; food pairing.1. BELGIAN IS BEER 11 Welcome from Erik Verdonck 12 Welcome from Luc De Raedemaeker 16 What is beer? 20 Belgians about their beer 21 Belgian beer in the world 30 2. BEER HISTORY 43 A healthy popular drink 44 (300 up to 1500 AC) Gruit or hops? 46 A pure beer made with water, malt 48 and hops City beers under pressure 52 (17th-18th century) Industry and science take over 59 (19th century) Pils revolution (1842) 62 War and crisis in beer land 66 (1914&ndash;1945) Economies of scale down to regional beers 71 (1945&ndash;2000) Microbreweries in the new millennium 74 (2000&ndash;) 3. BELGIAN BEER CULTURE 89 Popping into your &lsquo;local&rsquo; 90 Beer seeks caf&eacute; 94 Enamel signs 96 Beer labels 100 Exchange fairs 100 The Belgian and his beer glass 105 Beer is fun 106 Specialty beer caf&eacute;s in Belgium 110 Specialty beer caf&eacute;s abroad 165 4. BREWING PROCESS AND 174 INGREDIENTS Brewing method 174 Water 198 Hop 200 Yeast 210 Grains and malt 217 The malting process 218 Sugars and fruits 223 Herbs and spices 223 Wooden barrels: barrel or ingredient? 226 5. BELGIAN BEER STYLES AND 233 BEER TYPES Abbey beer 236 Trappist beer 246 Sp&eacute;ciale Belge 254 Amber beer 258 Brut beer 262 Light blonde beer 266 Strong blonde beer 274 Triple 290 Strong dark beer, double and quadruple 298 Lambic and Faro 306 Gueuze and Oude Geuze 310 Kriek and fruit beers 318 Pils 328 Saison 334 Flemish red-brown 342 White beer 356 Scotch 362 Stout 366 Barrel aged 372 Wood-matured beer 378 India Pale Ale (IPA) 382 Beers with added wild yeast 390 Mix of beer styles 394 Extreme beers 400 6. TAPPING, POURING, TASTING AND 409 STORING Learn how to serve a beer from the tap 412 Learn how to pour 414 Learn how to taste 416 Storing beer 432 7. BEER KITCHEN AND FOOD PAIRING 439 Alcohol habituation 440 Hop shoots from the Westhoek 442 Beer with your meal 444 Brewing is cooking 450 Beer tastings 451 Beer with fish, crustaceans and seafood 458 Beer and burgers 461 Beer and game 462 Beer and chocolate 466 Beer and cheese 470 Beer and pasta 476 Beer and bread 476 Beer and pizza 476 Beer and the Eastern cuisine 480 Beer restaurants 482 8. BEER TOURISM 505 Brewery visits 506 Beer festivals in Belgium 678 Beer events 684 ADDITIONS Beer dictionary 688 Beer index 692 Brewery index 694 Beer and brewery musea 697 Beer festivals 697 Events 697 Caf&eacute;s 697 Beer restaurant 698 Useful links and bibliography 698 Magazines 698 Television 698 Books 699 Thanks 702</description></oembed>
