Review
SECOND EDITION: Matured longer for a slightly thicker body and a hint of extra bitterness
‘A pleasant antidote to more po-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
Book Description
Man Walks into a Pub
A Sociable History of Beer
Pete Brown
A re-issue of this incredible look at the history
of beer.
In Man Walks into a Pub, Pete Brown takes us on a well-lubricated pub-crawl through the amazing story of beer, from the first sacred sip of ancient Egyptian bouza to the last pint of lager on a Friday night.
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; 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. This history of beer is full of catastrophe, heroism, and
an awful lot of hangovers.
