The story of beer. From monasteries to sportbars

People have been breaking beer since time immemorial. This drink is loved all over the world for a light character, pleasant taste and soft action. Many of its varieties and brands indicate a rich history and vast geography. Finnish writers, historians and connoisseurs of beer Mika Risanen and Yuha Takhraninen are exploring the connections of beer with world politics, economics and culture. They managed to trace his path from Sumerian civilization (4000 BC) to the present day. And it turned out that the drink, from which at first the noses of the refined Romans turned not only ordinary monks and soldiers, but also great people, such as Peter the Great and Catherine the Second, Martin Luther and Peter Brueghel Sr., Louis Pasteur and Fridtjof Nansen, and many other. You will learn how beer influenced the course of history, how it contributed to the strengthening of friendship, what legends were connected with it and what properties attributed to him at different times. You will also delve into especially modern brewing and, of course, learn how to understand beer perfectly.
A book for all lovers of history and beer, as well as for those who are interested in cultural and social ties, trade, marketing and politics