Buy this Book

I don’t like to promote or, frankly, even mention a book until I’ve read it but I’m making an exception for Amber, Gold and Black by Martyn Cornell.

Amber is about British beer styles. It looks at their history, development and current state of being. It is the book that I’ve been wishing existed for quite some time. Currently it’s available as an ebook and can be downloaded for £5 (around $10) at thecornerpub.co.uk.

I haven’t had a chance to get started on my copy yet as I’m working three other books for review but I’m confident in recommending it because of Cornell’s previous work. He wrote Beer – The Story of the Pint a few years ago which expertly examines the history of British beer. If you can track down a copy of this book you probably ought to pick it up, too. It is one of those rare beer books that relies on things like original sources and proper research instead of repeating stories that have been passed down and distorted over time. Cornell is also the proprietor of Zythophile, an excellent beer blog.