Ancient Brews

A very enjoyable book that would intrigue anyone interested either in archaeology or beer.--Martin Morse Wooster Mid-Atlantic Brewing News Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy has rarely been put to headier use.--Barbara Kiser Nature Of interest to home brewer and historian alike.--Benjamin Shull Wall Street Journal Thanks to Dr. Pat's research, beer is a gateway to discovery for armchair historians and bold homebrewers alike.--Courtney Cox BeerAdvocate This book is worth reading now and well into the future.--Jon Page All About Beer One might assume not much Venn exists between diagrams of beer and archaeology. One would be wrong. Learning what we drank and why makes for a superb adventure. Dr. Pat--America's foremost barstool archaeologist--is back from the trenches to entertain, educate, and quench your thirst. Pull up a barstool!--Wayne Curtis, author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails An extraordinary, globe-trotting journey through the remarkable history of our ancient connection with alcohol.--Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist If you ever wondered what might happen when America's most adventurous brewer and a molecular archaeologist whose love of extreme beverages extends across ten millennia begin fiddling together, this is the book for you! Great storytelling, as ancient brews live again!--Roald Hoffmann, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry McGovern's mix of gee-whiz science and thoughtful historical context makes Ancient Brews a refreshing read.--Kevin Begos Associated Press