New Beer Rules

RULE #1: When you open a beer for a vertical tasting and there is rust under the cap it's time to seriously lower your expectations for what's inside the bottle.

RULE #2: A beer consumer should not be allowed to drink a beer with IBU higher than her or his IQ.

RULE #3: You must drink at least two servings of a beer before you pass judgment on it.

RULE #4: The god of beer is not consistency.

RULE #5: It is only beer.

RULE #6: The best beer was in the empty glass.

RULE #7: Beer is not the new wine.

Book reviews

The Best of American Beer & Food
Learn about pleasures of food and drink without any fussiness

What to Drink with What You Eat
Sommeliers meet beer

Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer
The book could subtitled "The Story of Industrial American Lager"

Extreme Brewing: An Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home
Step-by-step tips from Sam Calagione

Beer & Food: An American History
Cookbook or history book? Perhaps both