Just got this book as a Valentine's Day present from my wife. Great book. I never totally understood the differences in the production processes for beer and wine before and this book took me through them in a very easy to understand manner. I especially enjoyed the chapters on the quality. I learned that the compound responsible for my beer reeking of butterscotch at times (diacetyl) is the same flavour I love in California Chardonnay wine and these wines are often known as "butter bombs". The differences between the various types of beers was also interesting and learning which foods go with which beers was the chapter that was the most helpful to me. This was an area where I was never quite sure and now I can pair beers with food with much more confidence.