{"id":10085,"date":"2014-08-20T07:19:32","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T12:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=10085"},"modified":"2014-08-20T07:19:32","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T12:19:32","slug":"proof-the-science-of-booze-a-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/20\/proof-the-science-of-booze-a-review\/","title":{"rendered":"PROOF: The Science of Booze, a Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

PROOF: The Science of Booze<\/i><\/p>\n

\"PROOF:<\/a>

PROOF: The Science of Booze<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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\nAuthor: Adam Rogers
\nPrice: $26 hardcover
\nPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York
\nISBN: 978-0-547-89796-7 (hardcover)
\nCopyright: 2014
\nPages: 272
\nReviewed by: Kathy Sullivan<\/p>\n

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PROOF: The Science of Booze<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Adam Rogers, author of PROOF: The Science of Booze<\/i> brings those interested in wine, spirits or beer into the minds of producers.<\/p>\n

The chapters of the book delve into different aspects of making alcohol to drinking it to the research taking place or not, on how to cure hangovers.<\/p>\n

In the first chapters Rogers writes about yeast, sugar, fermentation, distillation and aging. The last chapters cover smell and taste, body and brain and hangover.<\/p>\n

It takes a thorough understanding of the subject matter to be able to write about such comprehensive subjects in a way that many will find intriguing. It also requires a gifted writer who can sustain interest in what could have been a stale textbook style. Instead Rogers adds anecdotes and humor to relay his information to the reader.<\/p>\n

Anyone interested in making wine, beer or spirits, whether at home or professional, will find reading PROOF<\/i> to be a valuable resource and provoke a great deal of thought. Things to consider will include: what yeast to use, what style of oak barrel or should it be another variety of wood and do hangover treatments work.<\/p>\n

PROOF <\/i>ends with several pages of notes (references,) bibliography and an index.<\/p>\n

The author has packed a great deal of information into PROOF but in an interesting manner. I have to admit after reading PROOF once, I am ready to ready it again.<\/p>\n

Whether you choose to read PROOF: The Science of Booze<\/i> from page one to page 264 or a chapter at a time, you will find PROOF <\/i>thought provoking.<\/p>\n

Cheers!
\nKathy<\/p>\n