by David Arscott From the publisher: Wine: A Very Peculiar History takes a sideways look at one of the oldest and most widely consumed beverages in the world. You’ll learn […]
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Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages
by Patrick E. McGovern From the publisher: In a lively gastronomical tour around the world and through the millennia, Uncorking the Past tells the compelling story of humanity’s ingenious, intoxicating […]
Drunken Botanist: The Plants that Create the World’s Great Drinks
by Amy Stewart From the publisher: Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken […]
3 Books about Beer History
History of Wine in 100 Bottles: From Bacchus to Bordeaux and Beyond
by Oz Clarke From the publisher: Winemaking is as old as civilization itself, and this illuminating volume takes a unique approach to that history: by exploring 100 bottles that have […]
History of the World in 6 Glasses
by Tom Standage From the publisher: Written with authority and charm by journalist Tom Standage, A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the […]
Ancient Brews: a history of ancient brewing
by Patrick E. McGovern From the publisher: Patrick McGovern—part modern scientist, part Indiana Jones—uncovers and re-creates the oldest alcoholic beverages ever found. Patrick E. McGovern takes us on a fascinating […]
Yeast recovered from 1886 shipwreck used to brew new ale
Yeast extracted from bottles of beer recovered from the 1886 shipwreck of a luxury liner off Long Island, New York, has been used to brew a modern beer. After culturing […]
Hard apple cider a symbol in 1840s of simpler frontier life
Americans, troubled by the economic malaise that had fallen upon the country in 1837, embraced a nostalgia for a simpler time when their fates were not tied to mysterious market […]
Interview with Jessica Zinskie: How Drinking Beer Is in Our DNA
“It’s in our DNA to drink beer…Our hominid ancestors evolved a digestive enzyme for alcohol, ADH4. This enzyme that metabolizes ethanol appeared around the time our primate ancestors transitioned from […]