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The Curiosities of Ale & Beer: An Entertaining History / (Illustrated with over Fifty Quaint Cuts)

Chapter 1: The Cu­ri­os­i­ties of Ale & Beer, By John Bic­ker­dyke.
By John Bickerdyke
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The volume surveys the history and practical culture of ale and beer, tracing origins and antiquities, traditional home-brewing techniques, the arrival and role of hops, and legal and commercial developments. It describes ale-houses, inns, seasonal and communal drinking customs, and includes songs, ballads, recipes, and quaint illustrations. Discussions address medical views and debates between temperance and total abstinence, the social importance of malt liquors for labouring classes, and the rise of porter, stout, and modern breweries. Anecdotes, epitaphs, archival finds, and an appendix on scientific fermentation round out the entertaining, documentary treatment.

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Title: The Curiosities of Ale & Beer: An Entertaining History

Author: John Bickerdyke

Contributor: English writer J. M. Dixon

J. G. Fennell

Release date: September 22, 2017 [eBook #55602]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CURIOSITIES OF ALE & BEER: AN ENTERTAINING HISTORY ***

The Cu­ri­os­i­ties of Ale & Beer,
By John Bic­ker­dyke.

The Curiosities
OF
Ale & Beer:
An Entertaining History.
(Illustrated with over Fifty Quaint Cuts.)
BY
John Bickerdyke.

In Part collected by the late J. G. FENNELL; now largely augmented with manifold matters of singular note and worthy memory by the Author and his friend J. M. D——.

“For a quart of Ale is a dish for a King.”—Shakspere.
LONDON:
SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & Co.,
PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
1889.
PRINTED BY
CHAS. STRAKER AND SONS, BISHOPSGATE AVENUE, LONDON;
AND REDHILL.
Dedicated
TO THE
Brewers of the United Kingdom
AND ALL WHO VALUE
Honest Malt Liquor.