"The Brewmaster's Table solidly anoints Garrett Oliver as the Robert Parker of beer. This intelligent tome to foam answers every imaginable question any connoisseur or amateur could possibly have on the subject."
--Danny Meyer, restaurateur and co-author, The Union Square Cookbook

"By way of my palate, I intuitively know that Garrett Oliver is one of America's best brewmasters. By way of my carousing lifestyle, I know that he's a well-spoken bon vivant and a joy to break bread with. But I did not know the ways in which he's also a renaissance man, the poet laureate of beer, food and culture. He's so graceful on the page as to whet my appetite for more than ale and beer, but also for the whole lusty experience of true satisfaction at the table."
-- Mario Batali

"The Brewmaster's Table is a masterpiece. Garrett Oliver inspires, engages, teaches, invites and makes us thirsty. Along the way he illustrates that pairing real beer with serious food is truly an art – and it's clear that Garrett is the artist to preside over this marriage."
--Charlie Papazian, author of The Complete Joy of Home Brewing

Every year, Americans consume twelve times more beer than wine, yet most are familiar with the blandest brews, not the authentic originals. Real beers, made with traditional ingredients and techniques, can transform everyday meals from dull to extraordinary.

THE BREWMASTER'S TABLE: DISCOVERING THE PLEASURES OF REAL BEER WITH REAL FOOD (Ecco, An Imprint of HarperCollins; May 6, 2003; $29.95) is a new, exciting way of thinking about beer – one that will revolutionize the way Americans think about their beers and bring this under-appreciated beverage to the stature it rightfully deserves on America's tables.

"If you've tasted only mass-market beer, I'm, afraid you haven't actually tasted beer at all," says author Garrett Oliver, the Brewmaster of the award-winning Brooklyn Brewery. "Real beer is to mass-market beer like a loaf of fresh baked bread is to store-bought 'Wonder' bread, he claims. "My feeling is that both wine and beer reach their best expression with food, but that beer is by far the most versatile partner. That's because real beers have an incredible range of flavors – all of which, when appropriately matched, make for a perfect complement to specific dishes."

Best of all, as Oliver points out, at less than $5 a bottle, these real beers are "affordable luxuries." And thanks to the revolution in taste and dining that has swept the country during the last 20 years, these real beers are widely available as never before in America's supermarkets, specialty beer stores, pubs, clubs, hotels and restaurants, from diners to four-star establishments.

In this informative tour of the world's most savory breweries, THE BREWMASTER'S TABLE leads readers through an entertaining account of more than 50 distinct styles of beer from around the world -- what Oliver describes as beer's "full peacock display of flavor."

• A crisp German wheat beer with a simple summer salad;
• A tangy Brooklyn pilsner to wash down a plate of spicy tacos;
• A cool British pale ale along side a porcini risotto with foie gras; (more....)
• A hoppy American barley wine to accompany a Vermont artisanal cheddar;
• A rich Imperial Stout to sip with a dark chocolate brownie dessert.

Oliver, who has been featured on numerous television and radio shows – including Emeril Live, Martha Stewart Living, National Public Radio and CNN as well as publications such as The New York Times, Gourmet and Saveur – traveled throughout Europe visiting fellow brewmasters to trace the beers of the world directly to their original sources. Back in the United States, he also met with a number of star chefs, such Mario Batali of Babbo in New York, to create dozens of creative beer-and-food match-ups.

For the first time, THE BREWMASTER'S TABLE shows readers how best to choose the right beer for any dining experience.

THE BREWMASTER'S TABLE:
DISCOVERING THE PLEASURES OF REAL BEER WITH REAL FOOD
By Garrett Oliver
Ecco, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
May 6, 2003
006000570-X
$29.95

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