Book excerpt: This treasury of 2,500 definitions is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary on beer and brewing terms ever published in English. The completely revised and expanded edition of the dictionary includes concise, clear definitions, glossary-style pronunciations for every word, arcane terms and historical references, conversion tables--plus more than 400 terms that appear for the first time in this second edition. The Dictionary of Beer and Brewing in its first edition was recognized as a definitive reference text in its field; it has now been substantially improved.