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Brewing in Kent (Paperback, UK ed.)
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Brewing in Kent (Paperback, UK ed.)
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The county of Kent holds a unique place in the history of brewing
in Great Britain. When hops were first cultivated in this country
around 600 years ago, introduced by Dutch and Flemish merchants, it
was at Westbere, just outside Canterbury, where they were grown.
Indeed, the Kentish soil proved so suited to the growing of Humulus
lupulus, the Latin name for the hop, that the Garden of England
soon became the centre of the British hop industry. Perhaps this is
why brewing was one of Kent's major industries for many, many
years. The market town of Faversham is home to Shepherd Neame - the
oldest surviving brewer in the country with a history that can be
traced back to the mid-sixteenth century, perhaps a little earlier.
Despite its hop heritage, Kent was not immune to the decline in
regional brewing that blighted the post-war years. However, in the
last decade or so a spectacular renaissance has taken place, and
from the dark days of the mid-1990s when the county had only a
handful of brewers, it can now boast in excess of forty. Kent is
also the birthplace of the micropub, small and independent pubs
that put the focus on locally sourced produce. They have helped
revive the brewer's art in Kent and, in doing so, written the
latest chapter in a charming and very colourful history. This fully
illustrated book explores both the rich history of brewing in Kent,
and all that the county has to offer today.
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