The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World

by Stephen Mansfield

a convergence of brewing’s evolution through history, the contributions of a Reformation view of the world, and the culture of the mid-1700s—in which a man could make his fortune but was encouraged to use it for the good of mankind—all of this built the perfect stage for the enterprising young man named Arthur Guinness and his particularly tasty brand of stout porter.