While you drink or sip a beer, have you ever wondered what beer in the past tasted like? Beer critic William Bostwick uncovers the stories behind the brewers who have practiced their craft since the dawn of civilization -- farmers, priests, revolutionaries, and more -- in The Brewer's Tale, part travelogue, part history, part culinary adventure.
Beer by beer -- from Babylonian date-and-honey ale to shamanistic Viking grog -- Bostwick tells a history of the world through the brewer’s eyes, unearthing recipes from poems and potsherds to re-create these beers and their long-lost flavors. Jumping through time as he weaves ancient lore with today’s craft scene, Bostwick meets adventurous brewers -- some celebrated, others eccentric unknowns -- who share his path, trading insight, recipes, and ingredients like homegrown hops and wild, Nile Delta yeast. This is history told in the glass, from tongue-numbing mead to sour pediococcus-laced lambic
William Bostwick is the author of Beer Craft and writes about beer for the Wall Street Journal, GQ, and other publications. He is an avid homebrewer, former distiller’s apprentice, beekeeper, baker, and sometime bartender. He lives in San Francisco
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