Secret Life of Beer: Legends, Lore & Little-Known Facts

by Alan D. Eames

Did you know that the Mayflower abandoned its journey and landed in Plymouth because it had run out of beer? That in ancient Sumeria, women dominated the art of brewing, operating under the protection of Siduri, goddess of the brewery? That 20 people literally drowned in beer in 1814, when a vat in a London brewery exploded, creating a tidal wave of beer? Or that alewives in colonial America brewed a high-test "groaning ale" for a mother-to-be to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882668072
• ISBN13: 9780882668079
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Absolutely essential reading

If you really want to know ANYTHING about beer and how it relates to those who've consumed it over time, you need this book. Only a fool could pan this work! It's thoroughly researched and insightful. Buy it. Read it. Then drink it in.

A Great Beer Trivia Book

I still reference this book monthly as I search for little-known facts about beer and brewing history for our homebrew club newsletter. It was an entertaining read and deserves a spot on any true beer drinkers shelf.