Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-312) and index.
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Introduction: understanding the history of brewing -- Early Medieval brewing -- Urbanization and the rise of commercial brewing -- Hopped beer, Hanse towns, and the origins of the trade in beer -- The spread of hopped beer brewing: the northern low countries -- The spread of hopped beer brewing: the southern low countries, England, and Scandinavia -- The mature industry: levels of production -- The mature industry: levels of consumption -- The mature industry: technology -- The mature industry: capital investment and innovation -- Types of beer and their international exchange -- Taxes and protection -- Guilds, brewery workers, and work in breweries -- The decline of brewing.