The British Brewing Industry, 1830-1980

by Terry Gourvish, R.G. Wilson, T.R. Gourvish

Book Overview

No industry provides more household names than brewing; none retains a firmer place in British culture; and at the height of the temperance movement none was more controversial. Yet this volume provides an extended account of brewing in the modern period. Thoroughly based upon research in brewing archives, it surveys the industry from 1830 to 1980, tracing its development from one in which there were thousands of firms producing beer to one now dominated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521070171
• ISBN13: 9780521070171
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 772 Pages
• Weight: 2.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"