Beer: The Story of the Pint : The History Of Britain's Most Popular Drink - Softcover

Cornell, Martyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0755311655 ISBN 13: 9780755311651

Publisher: Headline Book Pub Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Beer: The Story Of The Pint is the chronicle of Britain's favourite drink, a river that stretches back to the sacred brews of the first Neolithic farmers and forward another six millennia to today's megabreweries. It tells the story of our national obsession with brewing and answers such questions as: when did bitter and mild originate? What is the true story of porter and stout? What herbs did medieval brewers use before hops? How did lager get to be the most popular beer in Britain, rising from 2 per cent of sales to nearly 50 per cent in just 40 years? What was a Victorian brewery like? And what are the stories behind the great breweries? The British Isles have always had a beer culture, with beer drunk everywhere from ploughman's hut to palace. At last, this impeccably researched and highly original book does justice to its fascinating story. This is the last word on beer and its history - no one interested in the subject will need any other book.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This entertaining chronicle of Britain’s favorite drink stretches back to the sacred brews of the first Neolithic farmers and forward another six millennia to today’s mega–breweries. It tells the story of Britain’s national obsession with brewing and answers questions like: When did bitter and mild originate? What herbs did medieval brewers use before hops? What was a Victorian brewery like? The British Isles have always had a beer culture, embracing ploughmen and princes alike; Beer: The Story of the Pint does ample justice to this venerable story. Martyn Cornell has written for 20 years on the history of beer, breweries, and brewing; he is the winner of the 2000 British Guild of Beer Writers Award.

About the Author:

Martyn Cornell has been writing for 20 years on the history of beer, breweries and brewing for national newspapers and specialist beer publications. In 2000 he was the winner of the British Guild of Beer Writers Award. He is a regular judge in beer tastings for Tesco.

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline Book Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0755311655
• ISBN 13: 9780755311651
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328