A Natural History of Beer /
Rob DeSalle & Ian Tattersall ; Illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne.
- xi, 242 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index.
Part one. Grains and yeast : a mashup for the ages. -- Beer, nature, and people -- Beer in the ancient world -- Innovation and an emerging industry --. Beer-drinking cultures -- Part two. Elements of (almost) every brew. Essential molecules -- Water -- Barley -- Yeast -- Hops -- Part three. The science of Gemčutlichkeit. Fermentation -- Beer and the senses -- Beer bellies -- Beer and the brain -- Part four. Frontiers, old and new. Beer phylogeny -- The resurrection men -- The future of brewing.