"For it [beer] possesses the essential quality of gulpability. Beer is more gulpable than any other beverage and consequently it ministers to the desire to drink deeply. When one is really thirsty the nibbling, quibbling, sniffing, and squinting technique of the wine connoisseur becomes merely idiotic. Then is the moment of the pint tankard of bitter."
I was one of 42 beer writers who contributed to this big 960-page book telling the stories of 1,001 world-famous beers. The book will be published March 23, but it's also available now for pre-order at Amazon.com.