Secret Life of Beer: Legends, Lore & Little-Known Facts

by Alan D. Eames

Did you know that the Mayflower abandoned its journey and landed in Plymouth because it had run out of beer? That in ancient Sumeria, women dominated the art of brewing, operating under the protection of Siduri, goddess of the brewery? That 20 people literally drowned in beer in 1814, when a vat in a London brewery exploded, creating a tidal wave of beer? Or that alewives in colonial America brewed a high-test "groaning ale" for a mother-to-be to swig while in labor? This fascinating and eclectic compendium comes from Alan Eames, beer's foremost historian, who has traveled the world uncovering the untold stories of one of the world's favorite beverages.

Genres: Beer, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 10, 1995

Reviews

[Jeffrey Caston · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a small little volume with tidbits of history, quotes, pontifications (I hope that's a word I'm getting the angry red squiggly line under it!), and curious bits of beer-related art.

It is a light read you can periodically come back to if you need something to read in short On the cover of my version, the author professes to be "The Beer King," (not sure anyone should profess to be that) I found this entertaining.

[Mark · Rating 2 out of 5]

Review forthcoming...