These days beer could not be more popular. New craft breweries open by the week; most pubs routinely serve several draught real ales; supermarkets stock an astonishing range of the best beers from all over the world, and BrewDog raises millions by crowdfunding. Even Majestic Wines now sells beer.But until now, though people have always written evocatively and passionately about this delicious beverage, no-one has collected all the best beer writing into one volume - even though the same job has often been done for wine.Now the award-winning beer writer Adrian Tierney-Jones has put that right, with this endlessly entertaining anthology, packaged as a beautiful small-format hardback perfect for the gift market. In it you'll find great writing celebrating good ale from A.E. Housman and Ernest Hemingway to Inspector Morse, Ian Rankin and Ice Cold in Alex, as well as the best beer writers of today like Peter Brown and Evan Rail, and the funniest, most delicious celebrations of beer in fiction and poetry.

Explore the history of brewing and beer culture in Louisville, Kentucky.

Montana's brewing history stretches back more than 150 years to the state's days as a territory. But the art of brewing in Montana has come a long way since the frontier era. Today, nearly forty craft breweries span the Treasure State, and the quality of their output rivals the best craft beer produced anywhere in the country. Maybe it's because there's also a little piece of Montana in every glass, as the state's brewers pride themselves on using cold mountain water and locally sourced barley harvested from Montana's ample fields. From grain to glass, " Montana Beer: A Guide to Breweries in Big Sky Country" tells the story of the brewers and breweries that make the Treasure State's brew so special.

Considerations in the construction of a brewery are given voice here in detail; they include: site selection, wells and water, engines and boilers, machinery, malt mills, conveyers, mash tuns, pumping apparatus, hoppers, coolers, refrigerators, fermenting tuns, hop and yeast presses, cooperage and more. This is a reprint. Originally published in 1880.

First published in London 1903. A detailed and comprehensive treatise interspersed with sundry anecdotes and reminiscences in the author's own inimitable style. Contents Include: History of Drink - Drinks Ancient and Modern - Some Old Recipes - Glorious Beer - All Ale - A Discourse on Spirits - Cups Which Cheer - Punch - Strange Drinks - Champagne - Old and New Wines - Cocktails - Cider - Cordials and Liqueurs - Hangover Cures - Temperance - Index of Recipes etc.