Amber, Gold & Black The History of Britain's Great Beers

by Cornell, Martyn

• ISBN13: 9780752455679
• ISBN10: 0752455672
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: The History Press

Summary

The first full history of the beers that made Britain into one of the world's great brewing nations From bitter to stout, IPA to porter, barley wine to Golden Ale First book to examine British beer as a whole Reveals the truth behind beer-related myths Amber, Gold & Blackis the most comprehensive history of British beer in all its variety ever written. Learn all there is to know about the history of the beers Britons have brewed and enjoyed down the centuries: Bitter, Porter, Mild and Stout, IPA, Brown Ale, Burton Ale and Old Ale, Barley Wine and Stingo, Golden Ale, Gale Ale, Honey Ale, White Beer, Heather Ale and Mum. This is a celebration of the depths of our beery heritage, a look at the roots of the styles we enjoy today, as well as those ales and beers we have lost, and a study of how the liquids that fill our beer glasses, amber gold and black, developed over the years. Whatever your knowledge of beer, from beginner to buff,Amber, Gold & Blackwill tell you things you never knew before about Britain's favourite drink.

Author Biography

Martyn Cornell is an award-winning author and journalist, a founding member of the British Guild of Beer Writers, and a former Beer Writer of the Year. His other titles include Beer: The Story of the Pint and Beer Memorabilia.