Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Beer Geeks: An Introduction -- The Geek and the Snob -- The Beer Geek Ten Commandments -- Quiz 1: The Beer Menu -- Beer Drinkers Commonly Confused with Beer Geeks -- Quiz 2: Are You a Beer Geek? -- Chapter 2: Beer: The Root of all Beer Geekery -- The Ideal Beer -- The Importance of Knowing (and Ignoring) Beer Styles -- Beer Types: The Good, the Bad, the Trendy -- Glassware: Always a Proper Vessel -- Serving Temperature: Maximizing a Beer's Profile -- One-offs: The Ultimate Attractions -- Dongs! The Exclusive Draft-Only No-Growler Beers -- Beware!! The Colaboration Brew -- Beer Cocktails: The Scourge of Beerdom -- Chapter 3: Breweries: The Exclusive Club -- Formula for Cool -- Quiz 3: The Beer Geek Formula -- The Classics: Pioneers of the Geek Frontier -- Has-Beens, Sellouts, and Other Garbage -- Cult Breweries: The Pinnacles of the Brewing World -- Quiz #4: Are you a Fanboy/girl? -- The Beer Geek Hall of Fame -- Staying Current: Internet Forums -- Chapter 4: Procurement: The Beer and Other Geeky Goods -- Liquor Stores and Their Beer Guys: Types and Strengths -- Straight from the Brewery:Filling Growlers and the Like -- Online Beer Sales: A Last Resort -- Beer Trading: The Dark and Winding Path to Bankruptcy -- The Value of Beer: Learning toRecognize (and Disregard) the /oz. and Other Metrics -- Brewerania: Coasters, Signs,and Other Junk -- Beer Geek Essentials -- Chapter 5: Drinking: Where & How -- Bars: Types and Strengths -- Brewery Taprooms and Tours: Yet Another Mash Tun -- Restaurants: Drinking Beer with the Kiddos -- The Basics of Beer and Food Pairing -- Beer Festivals: Geeking Amidstthe Debauchery -- Hosting a Beer Tasting . . .with Style and Grace -- Chapter 6: The Beercation: Seeking the Source -- Belgium: The Motherland -- Germany: The Fatherland.

The Pacific Northwest: Beerlandia -- Colorado: The Napa Valley of Beer -- California: Beaches and Brews -- New England: Leaf Peeping and Beer Drinking -- Beerymoons and Beer Geek Weddings: ConsummatingYour Geekiness -- Patience Is a Virtue: Being the Spouse/Significant Other of a Beer Geek (by Lindsay Dawson) -- The Beer Geek Dictionary -- Commonly Mispronounced Beer Names and Terms.