My copy of Tim Webb's Good Beer Guide Belgium is stained with the remnants of many good beers had in Belgian beer cafes. Three trips to Belgium have worn it out quite a bit and I have to say that I don't think there is another book I would have rather had with me on any of those trips.

Tim Webb has written his fair share of books about the likes of Lambics, Flemish sours, Geuzes and Tripels. He is along the lines of the late Michael Jackson when it comes to "beer hunting" in Belgium. Let this guy do the leg work and be your guide. He knows what he is talking about.

GBGB is set up like a guide book, in that it broken down town by town with information on where to stay and where to eat but the entire focus of the book is about the beer. Tim lets you know the hotels that will keep some of your money in your pocket to spend on beer and he tells you where to go to get the best of the best. 

Along with a plethora of beer cafe and brewery maps to get you where you need to go,  there is a ton of information about Belgian beer styles and some history lessons so you know why things are the way they are, great reading on those train rides!

If that was n't enough, Tim packs in a ridiculous amount of information about most (if not all) of Belgium's numerous breweries and the beers that they brew. A nice rating scale is included along with a brief, yet brutally honest, blurb about each offering. 

This October will mark the release of the 6th Edition of Tim Webb's Good Beer Guide Belgium. If you can hold off until then you'll certainly be rewarded with very, very up to date information, if not every other edition will more than suffice! This is without a doubt the best book to bring with you when traveling through the BeNeLux countries.

Labels: Book Reviews, Belgian Beers