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Man Walks into a Pub: A Sociable History of Beer

It`s an extraordinary tale of yeast-obsessed monks and teetotal prime ministers; of how pale ale fuelled an Empire and weak bitter won a world war; and, of exploding breweries, a bear in a yellow nylon jacket and a Canadian bloke who changed the drinking habits of a nation. It`s also the story of the rise of the pub from humble origins through an epic, thousand-year struggle to survive misunderstanding, bad government and misguided commerce. The history of beer in Britain is a social history of the nation itself, full of catastrophe, heroism and an awful lot of hangovers. `a pleasant antidote to more pro-faced histories of beer` – “Guardian”. `Like a good drinking companion, Brown tells a remarkable story: a stream of fascinating facts, etymologies and pub-related urban phenomena` – “TLS”. `Packed with bar-room bet-winning facts and entertaining digressions, this is a book into which every pub-goer will want to dip` – “Express”.

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