Charles Bamforth, the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Brewing Science at the University of California - Davis has written a book with the idea of illustrating that beer is just as sophisticated, complex, and valuable as wine.

Mike Dunne recently interviewed Professor Bamforth about the book.

Arguing the merits of beer versus wine

Here’s one of my favorite quotes from the interview:

Are you sure you want beer to be seen as more sophisticated than it is?

“I don’t want to alienate the existing market, but I want to make the point that there are many beers suitable for many occasions. When I go into a restaurant I would like to see a good beer list as well as a good wine list.”

Yes! I’m getting really tired of going to restaurants and being presented with a long list of wines with poetic descriptions and a beer list that usually reads “Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Lite, Heineken, and Corona Extra”. That may be why I’ve been dragging my family to brewpubs more often. (That and kids eat free on Sundays.)

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