Table of Contents

The Beginnings;
Ancient Egypt;
Ancient Near East;
Other Ancient Beer-drinking Peoples;
The British Isles and North-west Europe;
From the Norman Conquest to the End of the Tudors;
The Start of Large-scale Brewing;
Some Beer Styles and Some Breweries;
The Twentieth Century;
Appendices;
Subject Index.

Reviews

Likely the best book on beer I have ever read....trustworthy completeness. This is the best history I have encountered to date.
*Beer Blog, 12th December 2006 (Alan (Ontario))*

A welcome addition to the beer enthusiast's library and a point of contact for a wider readership.
*Ambix 16 September 2005 (Ray Anderson)*

If you only have room for one book on brewing, historical or otherwise, on your shelves then buy this one.
*Microbiology Today, Vol.31, August 2004 (Ray Anderson)*

I fully recommend this book to any-one interested in brewing.
*Chemistry & Industry, 18 October 2004 (Professor Graham Stewart)*

"... fascinating ... "
*New Scientist, 10 April 2004, p 52*

"... This book will fill a sizable gap on the book shelves of all those interested in the history of brewing prior to the MMC report and will provide the reader with countless gems of information with which to amaze beer drinkers and brewers. "
*What's Brewing, May 2004*