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The Good Beer Guide to New England | 
| Author: Andy Crouch
Publisher: UPNE
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 266917
Media: Paperback
Pages: 296
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1584654694
Dewey Decimal Number: 647.9574
EAN: 9781584654698
ASIN: 1584654694
Publication Date: May 31, 2006
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Condition: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Pages in like new condition but cover shows some wear. Back cover has crease on upper left corner. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 276 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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Product Description
With wit, enthusiasm, and a deep respect for the craft of brewing, Andy Crouch profiles nearly one hundred establishments in New England, offering a description and history of each, as well as insights into each brewmaster's philosophy and brewing style. For each brewery and brewpub profiled, Crouch covers the range of beers available and identifies its flagship product; he also highlights his choice for its "best beer," which is rarely its most popular or best known offering.
Crouch offers judicious evaluations of food, ambience, and of course, the beer; he also provides information on the availability of tours, directions and parking, hours of operation, entertainment, local sights of interest, and whether beer is available for take-away. In addition, he includes essays on the brewing process, understanding and appreciating beer, and a list of "eleven great New England beer bars."
Whether well-brewed beer is the focus of a trip or a welcomed complement, beer enthusiasts and novices alike will find this guide a worthwhile companion wherever they travel in New England.
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Up to date, good guide November 19, 2007
Bryan Peretto (CT USA)
Overall, this is a good book and worth getting. It's valuable to me, a local; but more-so to people traveling in the area.
It gives good stats on the brewpubs (and beer bars) including beer lineups, hours, brew system specs and capacity, directions, nearby attractions, etc...
Then there's bios on the breweries, a bit on the brewers, and the beer, obviously.
If there's a downpoint, it's that the author was a bit generous with the beer criticism. He didn't slam certain beers or breweries as hard as I would have. I've tasted many infected or downright horrible beers from some of the places he praises.
As Reported to Me September 20, 2007
C. C. Black (Princeton, NJ USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this volume, unread, as a gift. Therefore, I cannot offer first-hand testimony (hence, my four stars). The recipient, however, vouches for its accuracy and usefulness.
 Exactly what I was looking for.... April 13, 2007
Gregory J. Parsons (boston, ma)
This book is the best of its type. I also own the "Beer Lovers Guide to the USA" and "On Tap New England". Those books are ancient now unfortunately. This guide is their replacement.
I found this guidebook very well organized with very good recommendations. I've been to a few of the pubs in the book and so far, so good. (i.e Vermont Pub & Brewery, John Harvards, Barrington Brewery, Woodstock inn, & Gritty McDuffs). The author lists his personal favorite, the flagship beer (which is usually different from his favorite), and a ton of other facts.
I only wish I could have joined him in writing this book. Must have been a drunken good time!
Highly Recommended.
Indispensable May 2, 2006
John J. Mezzacappa (USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is the definitive guide to all New England breweries and is a great book for people into local brewers. The author set up each entry in such a way that you can use the book as a road map to breweries across New England. While there are a few things out of date in this book (Pittsfield Breworks is not included and Southport Brewing has been offering beer to go in growlers for a little over a year for example), it is as accurate as a book can be about the everchanging landscape that is craftbeer. The author also seems spot on about his impressions of these different brewers as I found myself agreeing with just about all of the entries of brewers I have visited myself. One thing the book does not include that I would like to see in future revisions (assuming there will be a second edition) is when he was there (day of the week, time of the day, and date visited). This would give us a better understanding of his impressions. Nevertheless, I consider this book an indispensable resource.
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