2179 fb0e2e12-515f-47ec-8ed2-1d57a4094eb9 Man Walks Into a Pub Pete Brown calibre (7.18.0) [https://calibre-ebook.com] 2003-01-01T07:00:00+00:00 <p>It's an extraordinary tale of yeast-obsessed monks and teetotal prime ministers; of how pale ale fuelled an Empire and weak bitter won a world war; of exploding breweries, a bear in a yellow nylon jacket and a Canadian bloke who changed the dringking habits of a nation. It's also the story of the rise of the pub from humble origins through an epic, thousand-year struggle to survive misunderstanding, bad government and misguided commerce. The history of beer in Britain is a social history of the nation itself, full of catastrophe, heroism and an awful lot of hangovers. 'a pleasant antidote to more po-faced histories of beer' Guardian 'Like a good drinking companion, Brown tells a remarkable story: a stream of fascinating facts, etymologies and pub-related urban phenomena' TLS 'Packed with bar-room bet-winning facts and entertaining digressions, this is a book into which every pub-goer will want to dip.' Express</p> 9780330536806 16328448 8d764141-5e7c-4735-a5a5-72c837baece2 eng Food & Drinks Nonfiction beer