A natural history of beer / Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne

Author:: DeSalle, Rob
Additional Titles:: Beer
Published:: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Copyright Date:: ©2019
Physical Description:: xi, 242 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Additional Creators:: Tattersall, Ian and Wynne, Patricia

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Contents:

Part one. Grains and yeast : a mashup for the ages. 1. Beer, nature, and people ; 2. Beer in the ancient world ; 3. Innovation and an emerging industry ; 4. Beer-drinking cultures -- Part two. Elements of (almost) every brew. 5. Essential molecules ; 6. Water ; 7. Barley ; 8. Yeast ; 9. Hops -- Part three. The science of Gemütlichkeit. 10. Fermentation ; 11. Beer and the senses ; 12. Beer bellies ; 13. Beer and the brain -- Part four. Frontiers, old and new. 14. Beer phylogeny ; 15. The resurrection men ; 16. The future of brewing.

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History

ISBN:

0300233671
9780300233674

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index.

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