The Brewer's Tale, 9780393351996
Paperback
Brew through time: Recreate lost beers, taste history’s liquid magic.

The Brewer's Tale

a history of the world according to beer

$41.65

  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    5 November 2015

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Summary

The Brewer’s Tale: A Journey Through 5,000 Years of Beer

Winner of 2014 U.S. Gourmand Drinks Award — Taste 5,000 years of brewing history as a time-traveling homebrewer rediscovers and re-creates the great beers of the past.

The Brewer’s Tale is a beer-filled journey into the past: the story of brewers gone by and one brave writer’s quest to bring them—and their ancient, forgotten beers—back to life, one taste at a time. This is the story of the wor…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393351996
ISBN-10:0393351998
Author:William Bostwick
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:5 November 2015
Weight:239g
Dimensions:211mm x 140mm x 20mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“William Bostwick’s joyous pub crawl through time is a total delight. It fizzes and pops through the gloop of ancient Babylon up to the present day…” – The Independent

About The Author

William Bostwick

William Bostwick is the author of Beer Craft and the beer critic for the Wall Street Journal. He has written about beer for GQ, Bon Appétit, Garden & Gun, and other publications. He is an avid homebrewer, former distiller’s apprentice, beekeeper, baker, and vagabond bartender. He lives in San Francisco.

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