Reddit reviews Beyond the Pale: The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

> Millionaires are millionaires, they make it on somebody else's back

I understand where you're coming from, but this is dismissive, ignorant, and cynical. 'Billionaires' I'd accept, but millionaires who have come by their wealth through moral and honest hard work are all around us. For example, I just finished reading an interesting autobiography by founder and CEO of Sierra Nevada brewery... TL;DR he leveraged everything he had and worked 7 days a week reinvesting everything he made for a decade to get off the ground. The company is deeply invested in water and energy conservation, improving sustainable farming operations, investing in employee well-being and the well-being of the surrounding community, etc. He doesn't mention it in the book but he has also spent many millions of his personal wealth purchasing land in the Sierra Nevada foothills to then donate it to the state as nature preserves. These people exist, they're just often humble and not dramatic enough to be of media interest.

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This is my full list of books from /r/homebrewing but it includes pro level books:

New Brewers:

• How to Brew - John Palmer
  
• Brewing classic styles- Jamil Zainasheff
  
• Designing Great Beers - Ray Daniels
  
• The Complete Joy of Homebrewing - Charlie Papazian
  
  Continued Learning:
  
  
• Water - Palmer and Kaminsky
  
• Yeast - Zainicheff and White
  
• Malt - Mallet
  
• Hops - Hieronymous
  
• Experimental Brewing - Drew Beechum and Denny Conn
  
• Radical Brewing - Randy Mosher
  
• Brewing Better Beer - Gordon Strong
  
  Specialty/Advanced/Other:
  
  
• American Sour Beers - Michael Tonsmeire (/u/oldsock)
  
• Brewing with Wheat - Stan Hieronymus
  
• IPA: Brewing Techniques - Mitch Steele
  
• Farmhouse Ales - Phil Markowski
  
• Brew Like a Monk - Stan Hieronymus
  
• New Brewing Lager Beers - Gregory J. Noonan
  
• Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers- Stephen Harrod Buhner
  
• Drink: a cultural history of alcohol - Iain gately
  
• Principals of Brewing Science - George Fix
  
  Business Books:
  
  
• Brewing Up a Business - Sam Calagione
  
• Brewers association Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery - Cantwell, among others
  
• SO you want to start a brewery - Tony magee
  
• Beyond the Pale: The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co - Ken Grossman
  
• Beer School: Bottling Success at the Brooklyn Brewery Paperback –Steve Hindy & Tom Potter
  
  Technical Readings (Textbooks might be expensive):
  
  
• Brewery Operations Manual - Tom Hennessy
  
• Beer Packaging - Master Brewers Association
  
• Technology Brewing and Malting - W. Kunze, 5th Edition
  
• Malting and Brewing Science, Volume 1 - Many Authors
  
• Malting and Brewing Science, Volume 2 - Many Authors
  
• Brewing yeast and fermentation - Boulton and Quain

For home brewing check out Charlie Papazian's books:

https://www.amazon.com/Charlie-Papazian/e/B000APNS36/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

For more recent history of ABInBev buy-outs, there is a new book about the history of Goose Island and the AB Buyout: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075TGFCLB/?coliid=I2LXZVBPAKF3PP&colid=2YSL69HF0HW9V&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

For the history of Sierra Nevada: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118007360/?coliid=I112DGOG2QCE0S&colid=2YSL69HF0HW9V&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Brooklyn Brewery: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470068671/?coliid=IGH5AQOEB9RBE&colid=2YSL69HF0HW9V&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

If you want to dig deep into the history of Sierra Nevada specifically, Ken Grossman’s book is a great read. https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Pale-Sierra-Nevada-Brewing/dp/1118007360/ref=sr_1_1