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A love note to beer--appreciating the history, craftsmanship, and taste of craft beer as told by a woman striving for beer-expert status.As a journalist spurred by curiosity and thirst, Lucy Burningham made it her career to write about craft beer, traveling to hop farms, attending rare beer tasting parties, and visiting as many taprooms, breweries, and festivals as possible. With this as her introduction, Lucy decided to take her relationship with beer to the next level: to become a certified beer expert. As Lucy studies and sips her way to becoming a Certified Cicerone, she meets an eclectic cast of characters, including brewers, hop farmers, beer sommeliers, pub owners, and fanatical beer drinkers. Her journey into the world of beer is by turns educational, social, and personal - just as enjoying a good beer should be.
About the Author
Lucy Burningham is a writer who fell hopelessly in love with beer. Propelled by a curiosity and a thirst for knowledge about her favorite drink, she set out to become a beer expert. Her recent book, My Beer Year (Roost Books) , is about what happened when she did. Lucy has covered beer, food, and travel for a variety of publications, including Sunset, Imbibe, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bicycling, Saveur, Bon Appetit, and the BBC. She is the co-author of Hop in the Saddle: A Guide to Portland's Beer Scene by Bike (Into Action Publications) . She's contributed to Lonely Planet guidebooks to the Pacific Northwest and Ecuador, as well as Food Lover's Guide to the World.
