Description
| Product ID: | 9780330511865 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Hops and Glory |
| Subtitle: | One man's search for the beer that built the British Empire |
| Authors: | Author: Pete Brown |
| Page Count: | 480 |
| Subjects: | Beers and ciders, Beers, Travel writing, Travel writing |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating One man's search for the beer that built the British Empire: the original IPA <p>The original India Pale Ale was pure gold in a glass; a semi-mythical beer specially invented, in the 19th century, to travel halfway around the world, through storms and tropical sunshine, and arrive in perfect condition for a long, cold drink on an Indian verandah. But although you can still buy beers with ‘IPA’ on the label they are, to be frank, a pale imitation of the original.<br><br> For the first time in 140 years, a keg of Burton IPA has been brewed with the original recipe for a voyage to India by canal and tall ship, around the Cape of Good Hope; and the man carrying it is the award-winning Pete Brown, Britain’s best beer write. Brazilian pirates and Iranian customs officials lie ahead, but will he even make it that far, have fallen in the canal just a few miles out of Burton? And if Pete does make it to the other side of the world with ‘Barry’ the barrel, one question remains: what will the real IPA taste like?<br><br> Weaving first-class travel writing with assured comedy, <i>Hops and Glory</i> is both a rollicking, raucous history of the Raj and a wonderfully entertaining, groundbreaking experiment to recreate the finest beer ever produced.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-06-04 |
