Reviews
"All of us in the business have tales to tell about the American craft beer revolution. Tom Acitelli has woven them together into a fascinating history/adventure story where good beer is the hero. This is an exciting telling with a happily-ever-after ending for beer lovers all over the world." - Jim Koch, Founder and Brewer of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, "A lot of beer books come across my desk, but few are as thorough, well-researched and approachable as The Audacity of Hops . Author Tom Acitelli takes a reporter's approach to telling the story of the rise of craft beer in America."- Evan S. Benn , Esquire magazine beer columnist, "This is the story of how the "Kingdom of Beer" was returned to the drinker by little guys and gals who loved beer. It's about the nurturing of the beer epiphany in a time when word of a revolution in the making was passed on one glass of brew at a time. The Audacity of Hops is an absorbing reflection on what goes into every glass of homebrew and professional craft-brewed beer in America. Impassioned millions have taken the kingdom back." - Charlie Papazian, author, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing and the founder of The American Homebrewers Association , "Mr. Acitelli's exhaustive chronicle of the American beer revolution . . . lovingly told." - The Wall Street Journal, "Everyone who cares about good beer owes Tom Acitelli a huge thanks: his history of American craft beer is lively, substantive, and thoughtful." Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer, "[Tom Acitelli]'s thorough research into the craft beer revolution tells a great story and shows how a ragtag yet purposeful group of passionate individuals can build an industry. He did an amazing job capturing the characters, improbable tales, and astounding passion that make up the craft brewing community." -Ken Grossman, founder, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., "This book is a delightful read, painstakingly researched, often humorous, and filled with stories that breathe life into the birth of our industry." - David L. Geary , president of D. L. Geary Brewing Company, "Highly quaffable and enjoyable. You can crack open a section or two, pore over it for an hour or so, and familiarize yourself with the moments and luminaries who contributed heavily to the American brewing renaissance. Heady stuff." - Sam Calagione , president and founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and author of Brewing Up a Business, "Journalist and beer-lover Acitelli's exceptional document of this remarkable growth profiles the brewers, breweries, and brewhounds that have played a part in today's booming craft beer industry... It's an ingenious means of telling a story with so many influential characters, and Acitelli pulls it off, with an eye for detail and a nose for drama."- Publishers Weekly , "Journalist and beer-lover Acitelli's exceptional document of this remarkable growth profiles the brewers, breweries, and brewhounds that have played a part in today's booming craft beer industry . . . It's an ingenious means of telling a story with so many influential characters, and Acitelli pulls it off, with an eye for detail and a nose for drama." -- Publishers Weekly, "A lot of beer books come across my desk, but few are as thorough, well-researched and approachable as The Audacity of Hops . Author Tom Acitelli takes a reporter's approach to telling the story of the rise of craft beer in America." -Evan S. Benn, Esquire magazine beer columnist, "[Tom Acitelli]'s thorough research into the craft beer revolution tells a great story and shows how a ragtag yet purposeful group of passionate individuals can build an industry. He did an amazing job capturing the voice of the early characters, improbable tales, and astounding passion that makes up the craft brewing community." - Ken Grossman, founder, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., "Mr. Acitelli's exhaustive chronicle of the American beer revolution . . . lovingly told." -- The Wall Street Journal, "A lot of beer books come across my desk, but few are as thorough, well-researched and approachable as The Audacity of Hops . Author Tom Acitelli takes a reporter's approach to telling the story of the rise of craft beer in America." Evan S. Benn , Esquire magazine beer columnist, "[Tom Acitelli]'s thorough research into the craft beer revolution tells a great story and shows how a ragtag yet purposeful group of passionate individuals can build an industry. He did an amazing job capturing the characters, improbable tales, and astounding passion that make up the craft brewing community." Ken Grossman , founder, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., "Highly quaffable and enjoyable. You can crack open a section or two, pore over it for an hour or so, and familiarize yourself with the moments and luminaries who contributed heavily to the American brewing renaissance. Heady stuff." Sam Calagione , president and founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and author of Brewing Up a Business, "Mr. Acitelli's exhaustive chronicle of the American beer revolution ... lovingly told." The Wall Street Journal, "This is the story of how the 'Kingdom of Beer' was returned to the drinker. It's about the nurturing of the beer epiphany in a time when word of a revolution in the making was passed on one glass of brew at a time. The Audacity of Hops is an absorbing reflection on what goes into every professional craft-brewed beer in America. Impassioned millions have taken the kingdom back." -Charlie Papazian, founder of the American Homebrewers Association and author of The Complete Joy of Homebrewing , "A lot of beer books come across my desk, but few are as thorough, well-researched and approachable as The Audacity of Hops . Author Tom Acitelli takes a reporter's approach to telling the story of the rise of craft beer in America." --Evan S. Benn, Esquire magazine beer columnist, "Journalist and beer-lover Acitelli's exceptional document of this remarkable growth profiles the brewers, breweries, and brewhounds that have played a part in today's booming craft beer industry... It's an ingenious means of telling a story with so many influential characters, and Acitelli pulls it off, with an eye for detail and a nose for drama."- Publishers Weekly, "Everyone who cares about good beer owes Tom Acitelli a huge thanks: his history of American craft beer is lively, substantive, and thoughtful." - Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer, " The Audacity of Hops chronicles the rich history of America's craft brewing revolution with deft portraits of the resourceful pioneers, the innovative brewers and the intrepid entrepreneurs who are changing the way the world thinks about the wonderful, inexpensive beverage, beer." - Steve Hindy, cofounder of Brooklyn Brewery, coauthor of Beer School, "A lot of beer books come across my desk, but few are as thorough, well-researched and approachable as The Audacity of Hops . Author Tom Acitelli takes a reporter's approach to telling the story of the rise of craft beer in America." - Evan S. Benn, Esquire magazine beer columnist, "All of us in the craft beer business have stories to tell about the American Craft Beer Revolution. Tom Acitelli has woven them together into a fascinating history- adventure story where good beer is the hero. This is an exciting telling of the history of our industry with a happily-ever-after ending for beer lovers all over the world." - Jim Koch, Founder and Brewer of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, "Highly quaffable and enjoyable. You can crack open a section or two, pore over it for an hour or so, and familiarize yourself with the moments and luminaries who contributed heavily to the American brewing renaissance. Heady stuff." --Sam Calagione, president and founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and author of Brewing Up a Business, "This is the story of how the 'Kingdom of Beer' was returned to the drinker. It's about the nurturing of the beer epiphany in a time when word of a revolution in the making was passed on one glass of brew at a time. The Audacity of Hops is an absorbing reflection on what goes into every professional craft-brewed beer in America. Impassioned millions have taken the kingdom back." --Charlie Papazian, founder of the American Homebrewers Association and author of The Complete Joy of Homebrewing, "[Tom Acitelli]'s thorough research into the craft beer revolution tells a great story and shows how a ragtag yet purposeful group of passionate individuals can build an industry. He did an amazing job capturing the characters, improbable tales, and astounding passion that make up the craft brewing community." - Ken Grossman , founder, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., "Highly quaffable and enjoyable. You can crack open a section or two, pore over it for an hour or so, and familiarize yourself with the moments and luminaries who contributed heavily to the American brewing renaissance. Heady stuff." -Sam Calagione, president and founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and author of Brewing Up a Business, "Everyone who cares about good beer owes Tom Acitelli a huge thanks: his history of American craft beer is lively, substantive, and thoughtful." -Maureen Ogle , author of Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer, "Journalist and beer-lover Acitelli's exceptional document of this remarkable growth profiles the brewers, breweries, and brewhounds that have played a part in today's booming craft beer industry . . . It's an ingenious means of telling a story with so many influential characters, and Acitelli pulls it off, with an eye for detail and a nose for drama." - Publishers Weekly , "Journalist and beer-lover Acitelli's exceptional document of this remarkable growth profiles the brewers, breweries, and brewhounds that have played a part in today's booming craft beer industry... It's an ingenious means of telling a story with so many influential characters, and Acitelli pulls it off, with an eye for detail and a nose for drama." Publishers Weekly, "Everyone who cares about good beer owes Tom Acitelli a huge thanks: his history of American craft beer is lively, substantive, and thoughtful. It's time to celebrate-and I'm buying the first round." - Maureen Ogle, author of Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer, " This book is a delightful read, painstakingly researched, often humorous, and filled with stories that breathe life into the birth of our industry." - David L. Geary, president of D. L. Geary Brewing Company., "It's an exhaustive look at the genesis of craft brewing. Its emphasis is less technical and more people-oriented, a refreshing read amid the many "how to brew" or glossary-heavy books on the subject."- The Plain Dealer, "[Tom Acitelli]'s thorough research into the craft beer revolution tells a great story and shows how a ragtag yet purposeful group of passionate individuals can build an industry. He did an amazing job capturing the characters, improbable tales, and astounding passion that make up the craft brewing community." --Ken Grossman, founder, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., "This is the story of how the 'Kingdom of Beer' was returned to the drinker. It's about the nurturing of the beer epiphany in a time when word of a revolution in the making was passed on one glass of brew at a time. The Audacity of Hops is an absorbing reflection on what goes into every professional craft-brewed beer in America. Impassioned millions have taken the kingdom back." - Charlie Papazian , founder of the American Homebrewers Association and author of The Complete Joy of Homebrewing , "This is the story of how the 'Kingdom of Beer' was returned to the drinker. It's about the nurturing of the beer epiphany in a time when word of a revolution in the making was passed on one glass of brew at a time. The Audacity of Hops is an absorbing reflection on what goes into every professional craft-brewed beer in America. Impassioned millions have taken the kingdom back." Charlie Papazian , founder of the American Homebrewers Association and author of The Complete Joy of Homebrewing, "Mr. Acitelli's exhaustive chronicle of the American beer revolution … lovingly told." - The Wall Street Journal, " The Audacity of Hops chronicles the rich history of America's craft brewing revolution with deft portraits of the resourceful pioneers, the innovative brewers, and the intrepid entrepreneurs who are changing the way the world thinks about beer." - Steve Hindy , cofounder of Brooklyn Brewery and coauthor of Beer School, "Don Younger, the legendary publican who helped Portland, Oregon, become "Beervana," once said, "We didn't know we were making history, nobody does at the time, or we would have written these things down." Tom Acitelli has discovered an astonishing amount of what did get written down, then done the legwork to find his own story about a new age in American beer." - Stan Hieronymus, editor and founder of Appel lation Beer, "Don Younger, the legendary publican who helped Portland, Oregon, become 'Beervana,' once said, 'We didn't know we were making history, nobody does at the time, or we would have written these things down.' Tom Acitelli has discovered an astonishing amount of what did get written down, then done the legwork to find his own story about a new age in American beer." - Stan Hieronymus , editor and founder of Appel lation Beer and author of For the Love of Hops, "Everyone who cares about good beer owes Tom Acitelli a huge thanks: his history of American craft beer is lively, substantive, and thoughtful." --Maureen Ogle , author of Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer
