Man Walks Into A Pub: A Sociable History of Beer (Fully Updated Second Edition)

di Pete Brown (Autore)

Pan Macmillan, 2010

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

• Autore: Pete Brown
• Editore: Pan Macmillan
• Anno: 2010
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 432 p.
• Dimensioni: 197 x 129 mm
• Peso: 288 gr.
• EAN: 9780330412209

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