An Inebriated History of Britain

by Peter Haydon

In 361 AD the Emperor Julian described the Teutonic northern European races as 'sons of malt'. Big drinkers they all were, but none so much as the English. As this book shows, the English have in fact spent much of the last 2000 years semi-permanently drunk.

Genres: History

336 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2005

Reviews

[Jonathan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another book that sat on my shelf for years. There was some interesting history here, but at the same time it often got bogged down by the inclusion of every statistic ever made

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Both informative and entertaining. Haydon's straight-forward, accessible writing style gives the whole book a conversational feel. If you love history and you appreciate alcohol (or even if you don't and you're just intrigued by studying history and economics through a beer glass), you're going to love this book. It follows some of the main alcohol trends through the Britain's History, from small beers and ales (Shakespeare's father was a professional Ale Taster ;-)) to Gin, Hoppy Beer from The Netherlands, and eventual the decline of good beer to that yellow fizzy stuff in kegs. :-(