{"id":46458,"date":"2023-12-18T16:10:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/the-belgian-beer-book\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T17:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:16:35","slug":"the-belgian-beer-book","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/the-belgian-beer-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The Belgian Beer Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I love Belgian beer but until I picked up this book I never realized just how ignorant I was on the subject. <\/em>The Belgian Beer Book grants you a ground floor view of Belgian Beer culture, Belgian Beer, and everything you might ever want to know about things related to Belgian Beer.”<\/em> ― Nerd Rage News<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This massive 704-page book is packed with photos, stories, food pairing ideas, and beer and brewery guides that dig deep into one of the most storied beer cultures on the planet.”<\/em> ― The High Five Archive<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This is the ultimate beer book, which, after reading, will have you packing your bags and getting on the first flight to Belgium.”<\/em> ― Celebrator Book News<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This massive eight-pound, two-and-a-half-inch thick volume gives you what you would expect from its simple, straightforward title.”<\/em> ― Cleveland.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

Belgian beer is famous throughout the world. Beer connoisseurs Erick Verdonck and Luc De Raedemaeker explain everything there is to know about Belgian beer culture. How does the brewing process work? How do you tap, serve, taste and conserve a perfect beer? What are the different styles and types of beer? Which beers are the best ones and how about the recent craft beers? This book explains it all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Belgian beer styles & beer types with 133 beer descriptions. A comprehensive drink, food & travel guide with suggested beer restaurants & cafés and introductions to beer cuisine, serving temperatures & food pairing.
1. BELGIAN IS BEER 11
\nWelcome from Erik Verdonck 12
\nWelcome from Luc De Raedemaeker 16
\nWhat is beer? 20
\nBelgians about their beer 21
\nBelgian beer in the world 30
\n2. BEER HISTORY 43
\nA healthy popular drink 44
\n(300 up to 1500 AC)
\nGruit or hops? 46
\nA pure beer made with water, malt 48
\nand hops
\nCity beers under pressure 52
\n(17th-18th century)
\nIndustry and science take over 59
\n(19th century)
\nPils revolution (1842) 62
\nWar and crisis in beer land 66
\n(1914–1945)
\nEconomies of scale down to regional beers 71
\n(1945–2000)
\nMicrobreweries in the new millennium 74
\n(2000–)
\n3. BELGIAN BEER CULTURE 89
\nPopping into your ‘local’ 90
\nBeer seeks café 94
\nEnamel signs 96
\nBeer labels 100
\nExchange fairs 100
\nThe Belgian and his beer glass 105
\nBeer is fun 106
\nSpecialty beer cafés in Belgium 110
\nSpecialty beer cafés abroad 165
\n4. BREWING PROCESS AND 174
\nINGREDIENTS
\nBrewing method 174
\nWater 198
\nHop 200
\nYeast 210
\nGrains and malt 217
\nThe malting process 218
\nSugars and fruits 223
\nHerbs and spices 223
\nWooden barrels: barrel or ingredient? 226
\n5. BELGIAN BEER STYLES AND 233
\nBEER TYPES
\nAbbey beer 236
\nTrappist beer 246
\nSpéciale Belge 254
\nAmber beer 258
\nBrut beer 262
\nLight blonde beer 266
\nStrong blonde beer 274
\nTriple 290
\nStrong dark beer, double and quadruple 298
\nLambic and Faro 306
\nGueuze and Oude Geuze 310
\nKriek and fruit beers 318
\nPils 328
\nSaison 334
\nFlemish red-brown 342
\nWhite beer 356
\nScotch 362
\nStout 366
\nBarrel aged 372
\nWood-matured beer 378
\nIndia Pale Ale (IPA) 382
\nBeers with added wild yeast 390
\nMix of beer styles 394
\nExtreme beers 400
\n6. TAPPING, POURING, TASTING AND 409
\nSTORING
\nLearn how to serve a beer from the tap 412
\nLearn how to pour 414
\nLearn how to taste 416
\nStoring beer 432
\n7. BEER KITCHEN AND FOOD PAIRING 439
\nAlcohol habituation 440
\nHop shoots from the Westhoek 442
\nBeer with your meal 444
\nBrewing is cooking 450
\nBeer tastings 451
\nBeer with fish, crustaceans and seafood 458
\nBeer and burgers 461
\nBeer and game 462
\nBeer and chocolate 466
\nBeer and cheese 470
\nBeer and pasta 476
\nBeer and bread 476
\nBeer and pizza 476
\nBeer and the Eastern cuisine 480
\nBeer restaurants 482
\n8. BEER TOURISM 505
\nBrewery visits 506
\nBeer festivals in Belgium 678
\nBeer events 684
\nADDITIONS
\nBeer dictionary 688
\nBeer index 692
\nBrewery index 694
\nBeer and brewery musea 697
\nBeer festivals 697
\nEvents 697
\nCafés 697
\nBeer restaurant 698
\nUseful links and bibliography 698
\nMagazines 698
\nTelevision 698
\nBooks 699
\nThanks 702<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":46459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5711],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-46458","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-food-drink","7":"author-by-author-erik-verdonck","8":"author-by-author-luc-de-raedemaeker","9":"publisher-lannoo-publishers","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Belgian Beer Book - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/the-belgian-beer-book\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Belgian Beer Book - ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Belgian beer styles & beer types with 133 beer descriptions. 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