Bronze Medal Winner, Best Book, North American Guild of Beer Writers
When the ancient brewery in the Czech forest town of Kout na Šumavě reopens, rumors start to circulate about a mysterious brewing book found hidden in the crumbling brewhouse walls. The beer from Kout is so strangely delicious that many who taste it think that it has to be made using secrets — or even magic — from the old brewing log.
Enchanted by the taste of Kout lager, Evan Rail makes several journeys to the brewery, even bringing Anthony Bourdain out to film a segment on Kout for the TV show "No Reservations" in his attempt to uncover the truth behind the brewery in the Bohemian Forest. But the world of Czech beer is full of secrets... and some secrets do not want to be revealed.
