Only middling as far as Great Courses go. Bamforth is engaging and jovial, if not as polished a speaker as presenters in other Great Courses offerings. "The Perfect Pour" is the stand-out lecture, and the lectures on the history of beer and buying and storing are also very good. The final lecture, "Beer and Human Health", is generally informative but unsurprisingly not free of bias. Unfortunately, many of the other lectures are little more than commercials for Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, "Pairing Beer with Food" being especially egregious in this regard. Final verdict: Everyday Guide to Beer is worth checking out if you're interested in the subject and can stream it for free, but it's probably not worth paying for something that's half advertisement. ( )