Man Walks into a Pub: A Sociable History of Beer - Softcover

Brown, Pete

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140500553X ISBN 13: 9781405005531

Publisher: Macmillan Pub Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

An amusing and alternative, lads history of beer since Ancient Egypt.Instead of a po-faced examination of the origins of real ale this is a complete, pubby ramble through the impact of beer on british culture, touching on many important issues on the way, such as why humans have to large it, how beer helped win WWII and the great Oxford street beer flood.

About this title

From the Publisher:

In Man Walks into a Pub, Pete Brown takes us on a well–lubricated journey through the amazing history of beer, from the first sacred sip of ancient Egyptian bouza to the last pint of lager on a Friday night. It’s an extraordinary tale of yeast–obsessed monks and teetotaling prime ministers; of exploding breweries, a bear in a yellow nylon jacket, and a Canadian who changed the drinking habits of a nation. It’s also the story of the rise of the British pub, from humble origins through an epic, thousand–year struggle to survive bad government and misguided commerce. The history of beer in Britain is a social history of the nation itself, full of catastrophe, heroism, and, yes, hangovers.

About the Author:

Pete Brown was born in 1968 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Since 1991 he has worked in advertising, specializing in 'beer' accounts. He is a committee member of the The British Guild Of Beer Writers, writes regularly for the beer press and frequently appears on television to talk about - you guessed it - beer. He lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 140500553X
• ISBN 13: 9781405005531
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 387