Celebrating the heritage of the worlds favourite tipple, Gavin D. Smith traces beer from its earliest days to its contemporary consumption.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 1 Origins
• 2 Beer in a Commercial World
• 3 Beer Comes of Age
• 4 The Art of Brewing
• 5 Great Brewing Nations
• 6 Drinking Beer
• 7 Beer and Culture
• Recipes
• Cooking with Beer
• Beer Brats
• Beer Bread
• Carbonnade à la Flamande
• Cheddar Cheese and Beer Soup
• Steak and Ale Pie
• Stout-glazed Haddock
• Chocolate Beer Cake
• Shepherd's Pie with Stout
• Belgian Bacon Waffles with Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
• Mussels Steamed in Belgian Golden Ale
• Dill Pickle Dip with Geuze
• IPA Cherry Tart
• Beer Cocktails
• Beer Margarita
• Black and Tan
• Breakfast Beer Cocktail No. 2
• Black Velvet
• Cucumber Blonde Bloody Mary
• Great Beer Brands
• Select Bibliography
• Websites, Associations, Festivals and Museums
• Acknowledgements
• Photo Acknowledgements