This is the book I am reading right now and it’s really great.  I don’t think you can be a great home brewer without having an educated palette and a good understanding of what it is you are tasting when you try a beer.  Randy Mosher is a legend in the home brew community and very active in the Home Brewers Association.  This book goes into detail on the history of beer, what goes into beer, different styles of beer, different flavors, how to detect those flavors and what those flavors mean.  This book is available at Amazon.

I have been listening to the Brewing Network quite a bit lately, they have some great podcasts and some really impressive people involved with their network. Jamil and John are two of the people involved in the Brewing Network and their knowledge is overwhelming. Jamil is in a few of the shows and has one of his own about brewing clone beers. Brewing Classic Styles is described as a recipe book but it’s more that that, it includes tips and info on each style that the recipe is associated with. It’s a great resource and is available at a discounted price on Amazon.

Belgian beers, particularly Trappist style beer, is one of the most popular styles of beer among craft beer enthusiasts. This book goes into great detail on the history and style of Belgian beers. I haven’t purchased this book for myself yet so i can’t give you a detailed overview of it but it’s been recommended to me by a bunch of different people in the hobby. You can check it out at Amazon

Sam Calagione is the man behind Dogfish Head Brewery, one of the largest craft brewers in the country. He started out as a home brewer and created a growing and successful micro brewery that puts out a consistently great product. This book is the story of how he did it and what he went through. Check it out on Amazon