Wines and Beers of Old New England: A How To-do-it History

by Sanborn C. Brown, Ed Lindlof (Illustrator)

This book is written for people who like to go to folk museums, who like to collect antiques, who like to renovate old houses, and who like to drink, writes the author.

Genres: Brewing, Nonfiction

187 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[David · Rating 1 out of 5]

While this book contains some useful information, there is more than a little misinformation and overall poorly organized.

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really cool history and how-to guide for all sorts of crazy old Colonial beverages, like "Whistle Belly Vengeance" (sour beer sweetened with molasses and breadcrumbs) and "Abbot's Flip" (beer, eggs, sugar, rum, brandy). It has a really cool glossary too, with words like "grog-fight" (a drinking party) and "bung hole" (the wooden plug of a filling hole in a barrel). Hmmm...that's not the definition I had!

[Tyler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite the how-to extravaganza I expected, but it has some interesting pointers I'd like to test. The section on hot mixed drinks is especially timely with the first big snowfall of the year.