Brewmaster's Art

By: Prof. Charles Bamforth

Narrated by: Prof. Charles Bamforth

Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

With origins 8,000 years in the past, beer brewing has held a prominent place in many and diverse cultures the world over. A university professor with more than 30 years' experience in the brewing industry, Professor Charles W. Bamforth is ideally suited to lead these engaging lectures on beermaking. With infectious enthusiasm, Professor Bamforth provides an informative look at brewing today, including commentary on the complexity and balance of flavors that make beer (in its wide range of styles) such a uniquely satisfying beverage.

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©2009 Charles W. Bamforth (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

great overview from field to glass

I would highly recommend this to anyone who homebrews or even those working in a brewery.

good book

very informative and well read. knowledge bank increased 5% worth the 14 or whatever I paid for it.

I did not feel the excitement for fermentation

I love the knowledge about beer descending from fermenting bread. Beer's creation is nicely densely summarized at the beginning, which eases review. I would rather a more chummy presentation. This is a beautiful subject covered as a somewhat plain thing. Professor Bamforth provides a lovely level of detail on the creation-process' variations.

One of the greatest audio books!

Any additional comments?

Have played it three times! Very entertaining and informational. I like Charles’ British accent very much.

Very informative

Very informative and helpful. Was presented in a very efficient manner from a clearly knowledgeable and professional narator.

Great book!

Very informative and pleasant listening! Something I’m going to listen to again and again. It was amazing, how it was put together and presented lecture to lecture! Cheers to Professor Bamforth.

Perfect Intro to Beer

A good lecture series that covers the basics and delves into some topics more deeply. For the beginner to intermediate Brewer and beer enthusiast.

Good listen

If you're a *serious* beer geek, then this one's for you. Even if you already know a lot about beer and the brewing process, there's enough meat on these bones to give you something. An in depth look at beer, brewing and beer history, it's well worth listening to if you're serious about beer. If you're not serious about beer, you may find it boring.

Brewmaster's Art

This is a really comprehensive yet simply put lecture series which explains the art of Brewing in layman's terms. Prof. Charlie Bamforth accepts that not all aspiring and current Brew Masters are "Doctors" of Brewing and while for some it is a good revision, I think for most it is an entertaining eye opener reinforcing and revealing much of the essential knowledge that brewers need. I have listened to it twice and learned something new both times and really enjoyed listening. I would imagine that those reading the book would lose out because of Prof. Bamforth's enthusiastic and entertaining lecture style.

great book

To be honest, I thought this was going to be more step advanced step by step process of the art and science of brewing. It is ,but not to the effect that you would expect. This is more like a text book that you would expect to have for a class. Glad I've got it though, there is a lot of information. Makes me want to move to Davis and take the program.