Food and drink: alcoholic beverages

Discover the underdog story of the improbable rise of small-batch distilling in America.

Charting the birth and growth of craft beer across the United States, Tom Acitelli offers an epic, story-driven account of one of the most inspiring and surprising American grassroots movements.

North American Guild of Beer Writer Award Recipient Goose Island opened as a family-owned Chicago brewpub in the late 1980s, and it soon became one of the most inventive breweries in the world.

In 1993, Tony Magee, who had foundered at every job he'd ever had, decided to become the founder of a brewery.

Start Your Own Microbrewery, Distillery, or Cidery and Craft Your Success StoryGrowing each year, this multi-billion dollar industry, driven by consumer preferences, shows no signs of slowing down, giving you the perfect opportunity to start up.

The experts at Entrepreneur provide a two-part guide to success.

From an LA Weekly top five food blogger, innovative cocktail recipes that are savory, not sweet, with herbal, sour, smoky and rich flavors.

Best All-Time Booze Book, Eater.

In 2011 when Alice Feiring first arrived in Georgia, she felt as if she’d emerged from the magic wardrobe into a world filled with mythical characters making exotic and delicious wine with the low-tech methods of centuries past.

An American sake expert takes you to a whole new level of insider knowledge and expertise.

Extreme Brewing is a must-have book for aspiring home brewers who are interested in making their own specialty beers at home.

Raise a glass to vintage beer!

Create Your Own Fresh, Homegrown Cocktails!

An insider tour of vineyards, wineries, cellars, and more!

For true oenophiles, there is discipline, devotion, and strict traditions to follow.

Here is the beloved, bestselling compendium of Kingsley Amis's wisdom on the cherished subject of drinking.

What could be better than enjoying a glass of delicious home-brewed organic beer?

For all aspiring and working bartenders, "e;Bartending"e; offers expert advice on all aspects of running a successful bar.

Mention rum and it conjures up visions of swaying palm trees on white sandy Caribbean beaches.

If you've been thinking of trying your hand at home winemaking, delay no longer!

There's no place like home for brewing beer.

There's a world of words to describe wine, but only seven you need to know to understand it.

Wine has been a staple of tables around the world for more than 4,000 years and in that time has developed into one of the most widely recognized and highly cultivated beverages in nearly every civilization on earth.

According to the New York Times, a grassroots phenomenon has fueled the revival of craft beers in America over the past 30 years.

Wild wines around the world have been created since the dawn of time, with nearly every civilization and culture on earth developing their own means of fermenting and distilling various fruits and grains into aromatic, strong spirited drinks that have graced the tables of kings and peasants alike.

With characteristic elegance and delicious wit, Barbara Holland, ("e;a national treasure,"e;-Philadelphia Inquirer) celebrates the age-old act of drinking in this gimlet-eyed survey of man's relationship with booze, since the joyful discovery, ten thousand years ago, of fermented fruits and grains.

Think of Kentucky and several images come to mind: sports, bluegrass, Churchill Downs, and yes, bourbon.

An easy, informative introduction to the world of wineIf you love wine and are interested to learn more about it, Uncorked is the perfect tool to gain a straightforward understanding of the essentials of wine, allowing you to enjoy wine and be at ease in any setting.