Reviews for On Beer, A Statistical Sketch

The average rating for On Beer, A Statistical Sketch based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-11-08 00:00:00 Old School It's great to see the expanding range of beers in our country. But bottled beer is a difficult one. Bright beer has a very low shelf life, making it easy to take round to a friend's house to enjoy is of course the most versatile of choices; but instead Evans has chosen to limit his selection to bottle conditioned beer. The text itself is mostly a list of what Evans has drunk this year; and there is very little in the storytelling of each beer as the jacket suggests. Neither does Evans supply any personal recommendations. To be perfectly honest; you may as well buy the Good Beer Guide instead as it will tell you the exact same thing; and you can always get in touch with the brewer or a wholesaler to see if bottles are available. Hopefully this guide will be more useful in future editions; perhaps with a more robust guide to on-line retailers or wholesalers available which can be recommended.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-03-22 00:00:00 Stiaan De Villiers The danger of this sort of guide is that it passes into the realm of dated artifact very quickly. While some of the prairie pubs and brewers Beaumont mentions are still operating, many are not. Those that are have often changed their lineup. Meanwhile many, many, many other breweries have opened. Beaumont does offer a readable history of Canadian beer and a love of beer that will do anyone's heart good.