عنوان

A natural history of beer /

(Number (ISBN

0300233671

(Number (ISBN

9780300233674

Title Proper

A natural history of beer /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New Haven :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Yale University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2019]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2019

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xi, 242 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations, maps ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index.

Text of Note

Part one. Grains and yeast : a mashup for the ages. Beer, nature, and people -- Beer in the ancient world -- Innovation and an emerging industry -- Beer-drinking cultures -- Part two. Elements of (almost) every brew. Essential molecules -- Water -- Barley -- Yeast -- Hops -- Part three. The science of Gemütlichkeit. Fermentation -- Beer and the senses -- Beer bellies -- Beer and the brain -- Part four. Frontiers, old and new. Beer phylogeny -- The resurrection men -- The future of brewing.

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Text of Note

"What can beer teach us about biology, history, and the natural world? From ancient Mesopotamian fermentation practices to the resurgent American craft brewery, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall peruse the historical record and traverse the globe for engaging and often surprising stories about beer. They explain how we came to drink beer, what ingredients combine to give beers their distinctive flavors, how beer's chemistry works at the molecular level, and how various societies have regulated the production and consumption of beer. Drawing from such diverse subject areas as animal behavior, ecology, history, archaeology, chemistry, sociology, law, genetics, physiology, neurobiology, and more, DeSalle and Tattersall entertain and inform with their engaging stories of beer throughout human history and the science behind it all. Readers are invited to grab a beer and explore the fascinating history of its creation."--Jacket.

Parallel Title

Beer

Beer-- History.

Beer-- Social aspects-- History.

Brewing-- History.

Fermentation-- History.

Beer-- Social aspects.

Beer.

Brewing.

Fermentation.

Number

Edition

Class number

Class number

Book number

Book number

DeSalle, Rob

Tattersall, Ian

Wynne, Patricia

Date of Transaction

20200822100537.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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