The Curiosities of Ale and Beer - An Entertaining History
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The Curiosities of Ale and Beer - An Entertaining History

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The Curiosities of Ale and Beer - An Entertaining History

About this book

This vintage book contains a fascinating and light-hearted treatise on beer and ale, with historical information, details of notable events, descriptions of varieties, and much more. Easy to digest and highly entertaining, this book is recommended for anyone with an interest in the history and development of brewing, and would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "Suppression of Beer-shops in Egypt 2,00 B.C.", "Brewing in a Teapot", "Ale Songs", "Distinctions between Ale and Beer", "Ale Knights' Objection to Sack", "Hogarth and Temperature", "Importance of Ale to the Agricultural Labourer", "Sir John Barleycorne introduced to the Reader", "Origin and Antiquity of Ale and Beer", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction brewing beer.

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Information

Publisher
Vintage Cookery Books
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781473328044
eBook ISBN
9781473339132
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Culinary Arts

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Beer Brewing
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. Contents
  8. Chapter I. Suppression of Beer-shops in Egypt 2,000 B.C.—Brewing in a Teapot.—Ale Songs.—Distinctions between Ale and Beer.—Ale-Knights’ objection to Sack.—Hogarth and Temperance.—Importance of Ale to the Agricultural Labourer.—Sir John Barleycorne introduced to the Reader
  9. Chapter II. Origin and Antiquity of Ale and Beer
  10. Chapter III. Home-brewed Ales—Old Receipts.—Historical Facts.—Dean Swift on Home-brew.—Christopher North’s Brew-house
  11. Chapter IV. Use and Importance of Hops in Beer: Their Introduction and History.—Hop-growers’ Troubles.—Medicinal Qualities.—Economical Uses.—Hop-pickers
  12. Chapter V. Ancient and Curious Laws relating to the manufacture and sale of Ale and Beer
  13. Chapter VI. Brewing and Malting in Early Times.—The Ale-wives.—The Brewers of Old London and the Brewers’ Company.—Anecdotes.—Quaint Epitaphs
  14. Chapter VII. Various Kinds of Ales and Beers.—Some Foreign Beers.—Receipts.—Songs.—Anecdotes
  15. Chapter VIII. Ale houses: Their Origin.—Hospitality in Mediæval Times.—Old London Inns and Taverns.—Anecdotes of Inns and Inn-keepers.—Curious Signs.—Signboard and Ale-house Verses.—Signboard Artists.—Alehouse Songs and Catches
  16. Chapter IX. Ancient Merry-makings, Feasts and Ceremonies peculiar to certain Seasons, at which Ale was the principal Drink.—Harvest Home, Sheep-shearing, and other songs
  17. Chapter X. The Ales.—Ale at Breakfast.—Bequests of Ale.—Drinking Customs.—A Sermon on Malt.—Excesses of the Clergy.—Anecdotes
  18. Chapter XI. Old Ballads, Songs and Verses relating to Ale and Beer
  19. Chapter XII. Brewing in the Present Day.—Anecdotal and Biographical Account of some representative London, Dublin, Burton and Country Brewing Firms.—Edinburgh Ales
  20. Chapter XIII. Porter and Stout.—Circumstances which led to their Introduction.—Value to the Working Classes.—Anecdotes.—“A Pot of Porter Oh!”
  21. Chapter XIV. Beverages compounded of Ale or Beer, with a number of Receipts.—Ancient Drinking Vessels.—Various Uses of Ale other than as a Drink
  22. Chapter XV. Old Medical Writers on Ale.—Adulteration of Ale.—Advantages of Malt Liquors to Labouring Classes.—Temperance versus Total Abstinence.—Anecdotes.—Gay’s Ballad
  23. Appendix.—Pasteur’s Discoveries
  24. Index