The Botany of Beer
by Giuseppe Caruso, $34.95, cup.columbia.edu
Beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched, The Botany of Beer is a an absolute must for any brewer’s library. In 600-plus pages, Caruso (a PhD botanist and college professor) exhaustively catalogues the plant kingdom, referencing past uses of plants in beers and brewing literature, while outlining potential beer-style applications and functional traits of the plant itself. The foreward by Scratch Brewing’s Marika Josephson says it all: “The book you have in your hands is the book I wish we’d had 10 years ago.” If you enjoy brewing with foraged or natural ingredients, this book is essential.
Alchemy Hopp Sauce
Single bottle $12.95, three-pack $38.85, alchemypeppers.com