Pore (or pour) over our favorite beer books of the year.

CHEESE & BEER by Janet Fletcher ($25, Andrews McMeel): Fletcher, a James Beard Award-winning cheese writer, smartly waxes on beer styles and the cheeses that love them.

THE POCKET BEER GUIDE by Stephen Beaumont &  Tim Webb ($15, Sterling): The gold standard of worldly beer guides, shrunk to fit in your jeans.

DRINK YOUR OWN GARDEN by Judith Glover ($20, Sterling): Glover’s revised how-tos teach homebrewers to tinker with dandelion, nettles and more.

BEYOND THE PALE by Ken Grossman ($25, Wiley): The Sierra Nevada Brewing founder’s compelling rise from homebrewer to beer legend.

WORLD BEER TOUR by Tim Hampson ($40, D.K.): Visit more than 800 global breweries from South Africa to São Paulo via your coffee table.