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Beer
- Author
- Charles Bamforth
- Narrator
- Chris Sorensen
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 20 July 2017
- Run Time
- 9 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The third edition features more information concerning the history of beer, especially in the United States; British, Japanese, and Egyptian beer; beer in the context of health and nutrition; and the various styles of beer. Author Charles Bamforth has also added detailed information on prohibition, Sierra Nevada, life as a maltster, hopgrowing in the Northwestern U.S., and how cans and bottle are made.
Finally, the book includes new sections on beer in relation to food; contrasting attitudes towards beer in Europe and America; how beer is marketed, distributed, and retailed in the U.S.; and modern ways of dealing with yeast.
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Details
- Author
- Charles Bamforth
- Narrator
- Chris Sorensen
- Duration
- 9 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 July 2017
- ISBN
- 9781541479043
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Cookery / food and drink, Cookery / food and drink, Social and cultural history, Food and drink: beverages, Beers and ciders, Food and drink: alcoholic beverages
Synopsis
Written by one of the world's leading authorities and hailed by American Brewer as "brilliant" and "by a wide margin the best reference now available," Beer offers an amusing and informative account of the art and science of brewing, examining the history of brewing and how the brewing process has evolved through the ages.The third edition features more information concerning the history of beer, especially in the United States; British, Japanese, and Egyptian beer; beer in the context of health and nutrition; and the various styles of beer. Author Charles Bamforth has also added detailed information on prohibition, Sierra Nevada, life as a maltster, hopgrowing in the Northwestern U.S., and how cans and bottle are made.Finally, the book includes new sections on beer in relation to food; contrasting attitudes towards beer in Europe and America; how beer is marketed, distributed, and retailed in the U.S.; and modern ways of dealing with yeast.
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