You will love to cook with beer! This is an actual cookbook using beer. What's even more exciting is this book has close to 200 recipes. The recipes are great, the text is very honest, clear and earthy. This whole book just exudes "this is what works, it's not that complicated, and this is how to do it." If you like beer, you need this book. If you don't yet, you are missing out. Cooking with beer is a great way to cook and the result is simply beautiful. If you love beer then this recipe book is a must have. Do you really want to know how to cook with beer? This Book pays off with years of great eating. Most of the recipes are very simple. For example, there is a Kartoffelsalat mit Biermarinade (Potato Salad with Beer Marinade) that you'll frequently make, and most of the time, you'll only need to buy one or two ingredients to have everything you need to prepare it. If you follow the instructions, you really do not need to be a great cook to prepare great food. If you like to eat great food, you will be forever grateful that you purchased this book. You'll love this book, the recipes are easy, the ingredients are easy to get and they don't take long to make. There is an excellent recipe for Coconut Beer Shrimp With Tangy-Sweet Sauce and a wonderful Chili-Beer Brisket Of Beef Over Wild Rice. There is also a fabulous Chili ( Authentic Texas Border ) and a Chocolate Chip Beer and Sour Cream Cake which are very easy to make yourself. This book will also give you enough inspiration to experiment with different ingredients since you'll find the extensive index to be extremely helpful. The recipes are superb. Wonderfully easy to put together and you don't have to make or purchase a ton of condiments before you have a chance to play with them.