Pete Brown is hysterical. I'll leave it at that. You can pick up this book, read it and draw your own conclusions. Pete wrote a book that many of us have been ready to read for quite some time. Man Walks into a Pub is a witty, sarcastic and well researched look at the history of beer, beer drinking and everything that corresponds to those two things. From the often told history of beers oldest roots all the way to the state of beer drinking in British pubs today, this book is filled with interesting facts and lots of personality.
Pete's English, so this book is mainly about the history of British beer and pubs. Personally, I loved that since it was a perspective that was rather new to me. Pete tells the story of where beer drinking has come from in England (and the world) and where it is going. If you aren't overly familiar with the history (and often psychology) about beer and pub culture in the UK, than this book will be quite informative (and quite amusing).
I feel that Pete really put himself into this book. Its not a boring history of all that is beer, but a rather personal and definitely funny look at what beer is and why we drink it. On many pages you'll find Pete's personal take on things as a foot note at the bottom. Often times I found myself laughing out loud. Like I said, Pete Brown is hysterical.
Aside from being humored, I learned a lot of things I didn't know from Man Walks into a Pub. Its simply a great book book about beer. Its easy to read and easily digested (like a good beer). If you want to have a good read about something you love, pick this up along with a nice six-pack.
Brown, who lives in London, has been around the beer industry for quite some time. He was a former adman for some premier beer accounts in the city and now, aside from writing about beer, he runs his own marketing consultancy firm called Storm Lantern that focuses on beer and those other drinks that have alcohol in them.
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Author: Pete Brown
Publisher: Pan Macmillan, 2003
More: 389 pages of beer history and hilarity
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1 comments:
If you're looking into the history of pubs, don't forget the sign above the door - often the most historic thing about the place. They've been inspired by royalty, religion, lust, murder, power, heroes, pride and scandal - and, together, they form a pictorial history of Britain from Roman times, through the Crusades and the Dissolution of the Monasteries to the present day. Do some research on your favourite pub - you could find it has an illustrious or very dark past indeed.
Elaine Saunders
Author: A Book About Pub Names
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