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300 Beers to Try Before You Die
by Willard Clarke, 02/2010
The tail end of 2005 saw the release of Willard Clarke' book, 300 Beers to Try Before You Die. It would have been difficult to predict at the time just how successful this book would be,
going into further re-prints and now, brand new for 2010, a fully revised edition. Once again it is published by CAMRA, at the recommended price of £14.99.
300 Beers is a beautifully produced, large format paperback in full colour. I know from chatting to Roger that this book was a Herculean undertaking. Identifying and settling
on the 300 best beers in the world was one part of that challenge, and each is given a full-page or double-page spread of its own in the book. Roger's
authoritative and comprehensive briefing notes accompany each, and not just a tasting note, but history, background and development are all explained.
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The revised edition has been updated with the same comprehensive information on the lucky 300 beers, which reflects Roger's personal selection from best bitters to barley wines,
Belgian brews to golden ales, pale lagers to porters and stouts. There's still the same index at the back of the book for you to chart which of the beers you have tasted,
together with boxes for tasting notes so you can create your own records.
Half the fun of this book remains in simply reading it, whether you intend to hunt down the 300 or not. Spotting beers you know and agreeing - or disagreeing - with Roger's conclusions
is half the fun. It is a stimulating book that is the perfect companion as you set off on your own voyage to
discover the world's great beers.
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I cannot recommend 300 Beers highly enough. I guarantee that the first thing you'll do is skim through the beer index counting up how many of the 300 you have tasted personally
(it's about 70 for me), then begins the fun of discovering all the rest.
300 Beers to Buy Before You Die by Willard Clarke is in bookshops now, but you can also buy it online from CAMRA for £10.99 if you are a
CAMRA member or £12.99 for others. It is also available from Amazon UK
for £12.74 with free delivery.
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