Man Walks Into A Pub : A Sociable History of Beer (Fully Updated Second Edition) Paperback / softback
by Pete Brown
Paperback / softback
Description
It's an extraordinary tale of yeast-obsessed monks and teetotal prime ministers; of how pale ale fuelled an Empire and weak bitter won a world war; of exploding breweries, a bear in a yellow nylon jacket and a Canadian bloke who changed the dringking habits of a nation.
It's also the story of the rise of the pub from humble origins through an epic, thousand-year struggle to survive misunderstanding, bad government and misguided commerce.
The history of beer in Britain is a social history of the nation itself, full of catastrophe, heroism and an awful lot of hangovers. 'a pleasant antidote to more po-faced histories of beer' Guardian 'Like a good drinking companion, Brown tells a remarkable story: a stream of fascinating facts, etymologies and pub-related urban phenomena' TLS 'Packed with bar-room bet-winning facts and entertaining digressions, this is a book into which every pub-goer will want to dip.' Express
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:432 pages
- Publisher:Pan Macmillan
- Publication Date:04/06/2010
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- ISBN:9780330412209
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:432 pages
- Publisher:Pan Macmillan
- Publication Date:04/06/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780330412209