John Holl is one of eight authors who have used their expertise to compile World’s Greatest Beers, featuring 250 of the best brews from around the globe.

If you’ve yet to buy your copy, John reveals three of his 31 choices to tempt you.

The Alchemist’s Heady Topper (8 per cent) – “First brewed in 2003, Heady Topper is one of the originals in the New England-style IPA category, and two decades later remains the platinum standard that brewers and drinkers alike look to on how juicy haze should be done.”

Avery Brewing Co’s Maharaja (10 per cent) – “Long before extreme became the norm in beer, there was Maharaja. An imperial India Pale Ale, it was an early adopter of over-the-top-hops and a kick of alcohol that served as an eye-opener to many a beer drinker in the United States of what aggressive, but nuanced hops could be in an ale.” 

Beachwood Brewing’s 28 Haze Later (6.8 per cent) – “Beachwood Brewing has earned a reputation for creating well-adjusted West Coast IPAs that celebrate the clear, snappy bitterness of hops. Lessons learned over a decade of brewing and hop experimentation made them well-suited for creating and releasing a hazy, juicy New England-style IPA.”

Holl said: “Books and lists like this can be polarising but often lead to conversation. My personal favourites, the ones I enjoy drinking when I’m off the clock and out for fun or relaxing at home, are going to be different to yours, but we can still find common ground – beer that brings us together.”

For nearly 20 years John Holl has been covering the beer industry as a reporter and editor. He is the editor of All About Beer. On-air he hosts the Drink Beer, Think Beer podcast, co-hosts Steal This Beer, and the BYO Nano podcast. John also reviews beers for Wine Enthusiast magazine and his work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and NPR. He is the author of several books including the recently published The Craft Brewery Cookbook.

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