Description
"A wonderful journey through the cider landscape"-Jim Koch, brewer and founder of The Boston Beer Company
#1 New Release in Beer
In this delicious book about hard apple cider, award-winning beverage journalist Beth Demmon invites lovers of beer to connect familiar flavors with the fastest growing and best gluten free beer alternative on earth: cider.
Beer fans: Want to try something new? Get into cider-you might be surprised! With simple guidance and easy-to-understand comparisons to beer, you don't need to be an expert to learn to love cider. Beth uses her beer knowledge to break down why certain tastes appeal, how categories overlap, and why you might just gravitate to distinct styles, regions, and approaches to cider making.
Become a connoisseur of hard cider! Learn how to see, smell, taste, and otherwise appreciate the craft of beer and cider. Award-winning beverage journalist Beth Demmon takes us on a journey to the future of the best craft ciders. The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider is the starting point for lay people and beer connoisseurs alike.
In The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider, you'll find:
- A guide for gluten-free beer lovers to find the best craft ciders for your palate
- A craft beer gift for any lover of beer looking to try a new drink with familiar flavors
- Beautiful illustrations of delicious drinks, with easy-to-understand and sensory-based explanations-all written by an expert
- Foreword written by award-winning journalist, best selling author, and creator of Beervana, Jeff Alworth
If you liked Fire Cider!; Cider Planet; or Cocktails, Mocktails, and Garnishes from the Garden, you'll love The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider.
As a longtime freelance journalist in the alcohol beverage space, Beth has myriad connections with different publications, writers, and industry professionals that she can easily connect with for support and exposure. She will also tap into her community resources to host in-person events to promote the book, as well as across social media, other digital channels, and trade conferences such as CiderCon and the Craft Brewers Conference. Additionally, she will contact all cideries mentioned in the book to ask that they stock copies with their merchandise, as well as hospitality-focused brick-and-mortars, such as Collins & Coupe, Bottlecraft, and more.
Considering the comparatively more established cider scene in Europe vs. the United States, Beth will include experts across the globe as part of the overall social media marketing and promotion strategy to capture worldwide interest. Professionals in both industries are anxious to invite crossover between the two beverages and we can anticipate support from beer and cider experts alike, as well as leveraging wine experts who are already invested in the similarities between wine and cider. Plus, since virtually all hard cider is naturally gluten-free, Celiac and other GF organizations are likely to promote fun and fresh alternatives to their audiences.
Food & drink writers (with whom Beth is personally connected):
- Jeff Alworth, award-winning author of books like Cider Made Simple, The Beer Bible, and more
- Natalya Watson, author of Beer: Taste the Evolution in 50 Styles
- Joshua Bernstein, New York-based author of five books, including Drink Better Beer
- Susanna Forbes, cofounder of Little Pomona Orchard & Cidery, editor of cider magazine Full Juice, and author of The Cider Insider
Food & drink writers (with whom Beth is professionally connected):
- Felix Nash, founder of The Fine Cider Company and author of Fine Cider
- Rowan Jacobsen, author of Apples of Uncommon Character
- Erin James, author of Tasting Cider
- Gabe Cook, U.K.-based author known as "The Ciderologist"
- Mark Dredge, U.K.-based award-winning author of six books, includingCraft Beer World
About the Author
Beth Demmon is an award-winning, San Diego-based freelance writer whose work has appeared in publications like Civil Eats, Saveur Magazine, PUNCH, SevenFifty Daily, VICE, Playboy, VinePair, and many more. She is currently the beer columnist at San Diego Magazine and regular podcast host for Good Beer Hunting. Her Substack newsletter Prohibitchin' aims to amplify the voices of people working in and around craft beer, spirits, wine, and other beverage alcohol segments who may not get the recognition they deserve. Beth is also a Certified beer judge through BJCP, Certified Cider Professional through the American Cider Association, and member of the North American Guild of Beer Writers. The Beer Lover's Guide To Cider is her first book. Beth currently resides in San Diego, California. Learn more at bethdemmon.com.
Reviews
"When I began brewing at Goose Island in 1988, I read Michael Jackson's World Guide to Beer cover to cover, again and again, inspiring me to explore beer. Beth's well-researched book will inspire a new generation of cider drinkers to explore the magical world of apples."
-Greg Hall, founder of Virtue Cider and former brewmaster at Goose Island Beer Company
"Really, this is not just for beer lovers, but for everyone who wants a whole new world of drinks opened up before their eyes."
-Tom Oliver, cider maker at Oliver's Cider & Perry
"[Beth Demmon's] knowledge and enthusiasm for craft beer and cider ennobles both beverages. The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider takes beer lovers on a wonderful journey through the cider landscape and teaches us to appreciate cider with a brewer's palate."
-Jim Koch, brewer and founder of The Boston Beer Company
"The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider is an exciting foray into the beauty and diversity that the cider category has to offer, and must-have for beer drinkers who know what they like, but seek to discover new liquid horizons."
-Emma Janzen, author of Mezcal: The History, Craft & Cocktails of the World's Ultimate Artisanal Spirit
"Demmon's first book is a worthwhile resource for anyone interested in expanding their tastes or learning more about the cider industry."
-Sarah Filiberto, Library Journal
"The Beer Lover's Guide to Cider is a book that very well may-to use Demmon's own word-'entice' beer drinkers to dip their toes into the cider world if they have yet to do so or wade deeper in the apple-y waters if they're ready to know cider more intimately. But the book is not just for beer drinkers. It will lead anyone who wants to know about, or know more about, cider to bottles, cans and American craft cideries they'll want to try. Toward the back of the book, she lists an additional 68 cideries and their locations that don't have specific ciders mentioned in the chapters, helping to guide readers to quality cideries near them."
-Cidercraft Magazine
"Demmon's first book, A Beer Lover's Guide to Cider, explores cider-a beverage often overshadowed by the reigning beer and wine giants of the craft alcohol world. Whether you're already on the cider train or just hopping on, Demmon is the perfect conductor on your journey through the dozens of diverse ciders she highlights from coast to coast."
-San Diego Magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9781684812400
Author Beth Demmon
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Yellow Pear Press
Publisher Yellow Pear Press
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 13mm
