The Brewer's Tale: A History of the World According to Beer

by William Bostwick

Book Overview

The Brewer's Tale is a beer-filled journey into the past: the story of brewers gone by and one brave writer's quest to bring them--and their ancient, forgotten beers--back to life, one taste at a time. This is the story of the world according to beer, a toast to flavors born of necessity and place--in Belgian monasteries, rundown farmhouses, and the basement nanobrewery next door. So pull up a barstool and raise a glass to 5,000 years of fermented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393239144
• ISBN13: 9780393239140
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.4"