The shelves of the supermarkets are packed with an every-changing array of beers from around the world. Bars, pubs, restaurants, and clubs stock an ever-greater range. Which will suit your tastes? Which is the beer for the moment? Will this beer be light, crisp, and refreshing; this one sweet, that one dry and bitter? TV Beer Hunter Michael Jackson has tasted them all. He describes the flavor and body of each beer, explains why beers taste the way they do, notes their strength and ideal serving temperature. Spot the best beers with aid of superbly shot photographs, each showing the bottle, label, and the properly poured beer in its ideal glass. Never before has beer looked so beautiful.

    Volume One (1800-1919) takes the reader on a virtual tour of Cincinnati's legendary saloon trade and extensive brewery operations, tracing the evolution of a beer culture and brewing empire from humble roots along the Ohio River through years of unparalleled prosperity and dominance, to an untimely demise with the onset of national prohibition legislation. Includes over 300 illustrations from private collections, library holdings, and the archives of the Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Company, Cincinnati's last remaining regional beer producer.