Tom Acitelliis a journalist and author widely regarded as an expert on beer and the beer industry. He has written extensively about beer foroutlets includingtheWashington PosttheWall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Eater, and been interviewed on the subject by NPR, BBC Radio 4, and Fox News. Forfiveyears,Tom was the history columnist for the trade magazineAll About Beer, and he has also been a guest speaker or moderator at several brewery events and festivals, including the Great American Beer Festival, the world's largest beer tasting, andconsultedon the permanent brewing exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Tom's prior books includeThe Audacity of Hops,American Wine, which was a finalist for the James Beard Awardfor best food and drink book of the year,Whiskey Business, andPilsner,Watertown, MA.
Reviews for The Audacity of Hops Acitelli's exceptional document of this remarkable growth profiles the brewers, breweries, and brewhounds that have played a part in today's booming craft beer industry. . . . It's an ingenious means of telling a story with so many influential characters, and Acitelli pulls it off, with an eye for detail and a nose for drama. --Publishers Weekly, starred review Tom Acitelli has compiled an extensive collection of firsthand accounts from the pioneers, brewers and industry luminaries that have taken beer back from industrial giants. --Los Angeles Times Excellent history of the American craft brewing movement. --Slate Acitelli's exhaustive chronicle of the American beer revolution [is] . . . lovingly told. --Wall Street Journal