{"product_id":"9780252093586","title":"A Perfect Pint's Beer Guide to the Heartland","description":"Once dominated by megabreweries like Miller and G. Heilemann, the Midwest has in recent years become home to a dynamic craft beer industry at the core of America's current brewing renaissance.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Beer writer and Certified Cicerone® Michael Agnew crisscrossed Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin sampling the astonishing variety of beers on offer at breweries and brewpubs. The result is a region-wide survey of the Midwestern craft beer scene. Packed with details on more than 200 breweries, \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Pint's Beer Guide to the Heartland\u003c\/i\u003e offers actual and armchair travelers alike a handbook that includes:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Agnew's exclusive choices on which beers to try at each location\u003cbr\u003e Entries on every brewery's history and philosophy\u003cbr\u003e Information on tours, tasting rooms and attached pubs, and dining options and other amenities\u003cbr\u003e A survey of each brewery's brands, including its flagship beer plus seasonal brews and special releases\u003cbr\u003e Brewery equipment and capacity\u003cbr\u003e Nearby attractions\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In addition, Agnew sets the stage with a history of Midwestern beer spanning the origins of the immigrant brewers who arrived in the 1800s to the homebrewers-made-good who have built a new kind of brewing culture founded on creativity, dedication to quality, and attention to customer feedback.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Informed and unique, \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Pint's Beer Guide to the Heartland\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential companion for beer aficionados and curious others determined to drink the best the Midwest has to offer.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Includes more than 150 full color images, including the region's most distinctive beer labels, trademarks, and company logos.","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107109814512,"sku":"9780252093586","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780252093586_p0.jpg?v=1763680045","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780252093586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}