Around the World in 80 Beers

Come with us on a beer-fuelled journey crisscrossing the globe, taking in every continentand more than 40 different countries, as we discover the huge range of different brewsavailable today around the world, explore their backstories, take a deep dive into thehistory of beer, going back 13,000 years to the dawn of civilisation, and come right up to the21st century to discover beer styles invented only a few years ago.No matter if you are a beginner in beer, just starting to discover the amazing variety ofbeverages made from grain and yeast that can be found from pole to pole, or anexperienced beer drinker who knows their porter from their pilsner and their bock fromtheir bitter, there will be stories within these pages that will educate, amaze, amuse andinspire you. Around the World in 80 Beers travels from the pine forest of Finland to thejungles of Brazil, and the moors of Scotland to the rocky coasts of New Zealand. It covers allthe great brewing cities of the world – Munich, Pilsen, London, Dublin, Milwaukee and so on– and also looks at beer brewing in places as diverse as Trappist monasteries in Belgium andvillages in the hills of Myanmar in South East Asia.The range of different beers covered is astonishin not just the well-known, such as IPA,pilsner, and Imperial stout, but the rare and little-heard-of, such as Norwegian kveik ale, orJopejskie, the thick, black, amazingly strong beer recently revived in Poland. It uncoverssome strange stories, such as the surprising popularity of milk stout among the urbanworking class in South Africa, and knocks some myths on the head, such as the allegedlyancient history of Irish Red Ale. In all,this is a trip like no other you have ever been on. Strapyourself in, and grab your glass.