New arrival: Zak Avery's '500 beers' book

Zak Avery, beer expert & manager of the excellent Beer-Ritz has somehow managed to find the time to research and write a book called '500 beers':

This classy-looking squat hardback book runs to nearly 300 pages of information about beers from all over the world, classified by their type (IPA, stout, trappist, etc.). Each entry includes a short bio about the beer, some details of it's colour & intensity as well as it's perfect serving temperature.

Amazon kindly delivered it this morning so I've not had much chance to read it yet but it looks an excellent ale resource!  This would make a brilliant present for anyone who is interested in ales (either British or worldwide) and is not too expensive at around £6.50 - by it through this Amazon link and give a few more hard-earned pennies back to Zak!