The Oxford Companion to Beer
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{{Infobox book
| name = The Oxford Companion to Beer
| image = Garrett-ocb-cover.jpg
| caption = U.S. first edition cover
| author = Garrett Oliver (editor)
| cover_artist =
| country = United States
| language = English
| subject = Beer
| publisher = Oxford University Press
| release_date = October 2011
(first edition)
| media_type = Print (hardcover)
| pages = 920
| isbn = 978-0-19-536713-3
| dewey= 641.2'3–dc23
| congress= TP570.O95
}}
The Oxford Companion to Beer, abbreviated OCB, is a book in the series of Oxford Companions published by Oxford University Press. The book provides an alphabetically arranged reference to beer, compiled and edited by Garrett Oliver with a foreword by U.S. chef Tom Colicchio. Published in 2011, the work draws on 166 contributors from 24 countries to amass over 1,100 entries on beer.Martineau, Chantal, The Village Voice (September 23, 2011). [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2011/09/brooklyn_brewer_1.php Brooklyn Brewery's Garrett Oliver On The Oxford Companion to Beer]
Reception
Eric Asimov of The New York Times described the work as a "mammoth undertaking ... encyclopedic in scope", and that the editor has "captured the blossoming of a global beer culture at a thriving moment".{{Cite news|last =Asimov |first =Eric The New York Times |title = Where to Look Up Dry-Hopping and Decoction |work =The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/21/dining/reviews/the-ultimate-beer-guide-the-pour.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |date =September 20, 2011}}
Critical opinion of the work has also been voiced, with contentions that the OCB perpetuates certain beer history myths,{{Cite web|last=Hawkes | first=Will, The Independent |title= Good brews bible: The Oxford Companion to Beer encourages people to take ales more seriously | website=Independent.co.uk | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/good-brews-bible-the-oxford-companion-to-beer-encourages-people-to-take-ales-more-seriously-6264014.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/good-brews-bible-the-oxford-companion-to-beer-encourages-people-to-take-ales-more-seriously-6264014.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |date= November 18, 2011 }} and other omissions published by writers and beer enthusiasts,{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/all-we-can-eat/post/oxford-companion-to-beer-not-infallible/2011/10/29/gIQAgPGvSM_blog.html|title=Oxford Companion to Beer not infallible|last=Kitsock|first=Greg|date=October 31, 2011|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2018-05-28}} some of whom OCB contributors themselves.Risen, Clay, The Atlantic (October 31, 2011). [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/10/the-problem-with-guides-to-beer-drinking-there-just-arent-enough/247367/ The Problem With Guides to Beer Drinking: There Just Aren't Enough] Shortly after publication an unofficial wiki site was launched to "make comments, add annotation, identify errata and suggest further sources to the text of The Oxford Companion to Beer".[http://beerblog.genx40.com/article/ocbcommentary1/ OCBeerCommentary Wiki archived at A Good Beer Blog]
References
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External links
- [http://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-companion-to-beer-9780195367133?q=oxford%20companion%20to%20beer&lang=en&cc=no OUP U.S.] and [http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780195367133.do#.UfDLTIUXttQ OUP UK] The Oxford Companion to Beer information
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