Steve also uses the MJ four-star system. This is a must for anybody that appreciates Canadian Beers. Jamie MacKinnon's Ontario Beer Guide . The editor of the book is Jeff Frane, who many will recognize from the beer groups, especially rec.crafts.brewing. A book that does not rate beers, but does have a lot of technical information about various beers as well as information about tasting.
Beer is made with basically, water, barley malt, hops and yeast.
The water, malt and hops are boiled to produce a wort. It is once again allowed to age for a period of time, during which the additional sugars carbonate the beer, and the taste of the beer developes and ages. The beer is then consumed. You can find more information in the newsgroups rec.crafts.brewing, rec.food.drink.beer and rec.food.drink. The most common method is in bottles.