Fully-illustrated, with modern and archive photography of the breweries, their pub estates, people and beers, this book will examine the past, the present and the future of these great brewing companies and help to highlight the important part they continue to play in the nation’s brewing story and in their local areas.
ROGER PROTZ is a campaigner and broadcaster and the author of dozens of books about beer and brewing. He appears regularly in the media and was recently the subject of a BBC Radio 4 Food Show special. Roger has edited 24 editions of CAMRA’s market-leading Good Beer Guide.
– The World Beer Guide will incorporate decades of Roger’s beer experience alongside new trends and modern processes
– Each region across the globe will be given detailed analysis and information
– The book will also explore how the smaller breweries are still competing with the large corporations
Modern British Beer aims to highlight the cultural development of beer in the United Kingdom since the turn of the century, while also attempting to define what “modern” means in today’s beer culture. The first-person narrative will be told through the stories of approximately 80 different beers and the brewers who make them, focussing on how their influence has directly affected our choice at the bar. It aims to make a case that although British beer culture has changed drastically over the past few decades, it remains as culturally vital as ever, and that being Modern in the 21st century means a great deal more than simply making delicious beer.
Publication date: August 12th 2021
ISBN: 978-1-85249-370-7
RRP: £15.99
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 170 x 230 mm (P)
Extent: 256 pp
Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour throughout
Subjects: Cider; Beer; Travel – Uk
BIC Classifications: Beer (WBXD2); British Isles – London (1DBKESL)
This special edition of The Family Brewers of Britain is presented in a slip case.
Britain’s family brewers are stalwarts of beer making. Some date back as far as the 17th and 18th centuries and have survived the turbulence of world wars, bomb damage, recessions, floods, and the hostility of politicians and the temperance movement. This book, by leading beer writer Roger Protz, traces the fascinating and sometimes fractious histories of the families still running these breweries.
Many of the brewers remain in buildings of great architectural importance with gleaming coppers and wooden fermenting vessels, and a few still deliver beer by horse-drawn drays and employ coopers to fashion casks made of oak. But our family brewers are not living in the past. They have faced the challenges of the modern beer-drinking world and still produce beers that meet the demands of today’s consumers.
Fully illustrated in colour throughout, with both modern and archive images of the breweries, their pub estates, beers and people.ISBN: 978-1-85249-359-2
Format: Casebound
Dimensions: 250 x 210 mm (P)
Extent: 224 pp
Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour throughout
Subjects: Corporate history; Brewing; Beer
BIC Classifications: Corporate history (KJZ); Food manufacturing (KNDF); Beers (WBXD2); United Kingdom, Great Britain (1DBK); Brewing technology (TDCT1)
Britain’s family brewers are stalwarts of beer making. Some date back as far as the 17th and 18th centuries and have survived the turbulence of world wars, bomb damage, recessions, floods, and the hostility of politicians and the temperance movement. This book, by leading beer writer Roger Protz, traces the fascinating and sometimes fractious histories of the families still running these breweries.
Many of the brewers remain in buildings of great architectural importance with gleaming coppers and wooden fermenting vessels, and a few still deliver beer by horse-drawn drays and employ coopers to fashion casks made of oak. But our family brewers are not living in the past. They have faced the challenges of the modern beer-drinking world and still produce beers that meet the demands of today’s consumers.
Fully illustrated in colour throughout, with both modern and archive images of the breweries, their pub estates, beers and people.ISBN: 978-1-85249-359-2
RRP: £25.00
Format: Casebound
Dimensions: 250 x 210 mm (P)
Extent: 224 pp
Illustrations: Fully illustrated in colour throughout
Subjects: Corporate history; Brewing; Beer
BIC Classifications: Corporate history (KJZ); Food manufacturing (KNDF); Beers (WBXD2); United Kingdom, Great Britain (1DBK); Brewing technology (TDCT1)
The beers are organised by style so you can jump right in with a beer you’ve tried before or find something a little bit more adventurous for your taste buds. The book also includes a glossary of beer terms and a full beer index. This must-own book is perfect for beer novices and experts alike and makes a great gift.
“Indispensible if you are tempted to bolt together mash tun, copper and fermenters” – Roger Protz
The microbrewing scene has changed beyond recognition since this book was first published nearly 10 years ago. The number of small independent breweries throughout the UK is now over 2000, with more opening every month. This handbook guides you through the practicalities of starting your own microbrewery; from how to brew, through to finding a place of your own.
This edition has been updated by Tim Hampson who is an award-winning journalist and is currently editor of CAMRA’s What’s Brewing newspaper.
Sheffield’s pub heritage seems to have suffered more than most from the modernising carnage of the post-1960s era. Large numbers of its pubs fell into the hands of Bass and Whitbread while John Smith’s strengthened their hold before themselves being taken over by Courage. Swathes of refurbishment were inflicted on a wide scale and even the local companies that survived a little longer, like S.H.Wards, succumbed with no less vigour to the same fashions. The last thirty years has seen some reversing of this trend, as under the influence of the 1989 beer orders, most pubs are now not directly owned by the local brewery. The influence of Wetherspoon is also important. A number of Victorian buildings – banks, cinemas and offices – have also been converted into pubs: the architecture is saved and positive use is made of the building. In addition, a more recent trend has seen some old industrial buildings becoming pubs.
Well known and admired within the world of beer, Roger Protz has written many indispensible books on the subject and these memoirs will provide fascinating reading not just to his many fans but to all lovers of real ale. From London’s Fleet Street and the then fledgling Campaign for Real Ale, to the beer halls of Bavaria and the ‘craft beer’ revolution in the USA, join Roger on his global quest for the perfect pint.
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