There is trouble brewing Tangled up in Brew. The Three Rivers Brew festival is coming to Pittsburg, there are prizes for the best beer and the best burgers. Max O’Hara is the proprietor of Allegheny Brew House and she is entering along with her chef boyfriend, Jake who is entering with a secret burger recipe that Max is dying to get out of him. The prize is a golden stein and one thousand dollars.

There’s great comradery among the brewers all except one brewer, Dwayne. Max and Jake try not to let that bring them down. Reginald Mobley is a food and beverage critic who is known for giving bad reviews and driving restaurants out of business and it’s no surprise when Max’s Brew and Jakes Burger leaves a bad taste in his mouth, so bad the food critic keels over and dies.

Jake is soon accused of murder and with Max’s dad being a detective and his partner set on locking Jake up and throwing away the key Max needs to brew up something fast to get Jake out of this predicament.

Foodie competitions in mysteries I love them, it reminds me of watching reality t.v. Tangled up in Brew is less filling,reads great. It will make you in the mood for a cold one. Max and Jake made a great couple combined with a page-turning plot and a villian you couldnt wait to die. I loved the beer premise of A Brewing Trouble Series. I think men as well as women can enjoy.