Stew Leonard's Wines of Clifton to Host Brewmaster of The Brooklyn Brewery for Book Signing Event

Stew Leonard's Wines of Clifton will host Garrett Oliver, Brewmaster of The Brooklyn Brewery and editor of The Oxford Companion to Beer (Oxford University Press / October 2011 / Hardcover), for a special book signing event on Thursday, December 1 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Stew Leonard's Wines beer experts will additionally pour complimentary samples of Brooklyn Brewery beer, including Brooklyn The Companion, Brooklyn Brown Ale, and Brooklyn Sorachi Ace.

For millennia, beer has been a favorite beverage in cultures across the globe. After water and tea, it is the most popular drink in the world, and it is at the center of a $450 billion industry. The Oxford Companion to Beer is the first major reference work to investigate the history and vast scope of beer, featuring more than 1,100 A-Z entries written by 166 of the world's most prominent beer experts. Attractively illustrated with over 140 images, the book covers everything from the agricultural makeup of various beers to the technical elements of the brewing process, local effects of brewing on regions around the world, and the social and political implications of sharing a beer.

Featuring a foreword by Tom Colicchio, this book is an absolutely indispensable volume for everyone who loves beer as well as all beverage professionals, including home brewers, restaurateurs, journalists, cooking school instructors, beer importers, distributors, and retailers, and a host of others.

Stew Leonard's Wines of Clifton will sell The Oxford Companion to Beer for $44.99 (regularly priced at $65.00).