Patrick E. Mcgovern

Ancient Brews: Rediscovered and Re-created

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One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Books of the Year about FoodA Forbes Best Booze Book of the YearInterweaving archaeology and science, Patrick E. McGovern tells the enthralling story of the world's oldest alcoholic beverages and the cultures that created them. Humans invented heady concoctions, experimenting with fruits, honey, cereals, tree resins, botanicals, and more. These liquid time capsules” carried social, medicinal, and religious significance with far-reaching consequences for our species. McGovern describes nine extreme fermented beverages of our ancestors, including the Midas Touch from Turkey and the 9000-year-old Chateau Ji… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-393-25381-8
EAN: 9780393253818
Produktnummer: 34248594
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 352 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 12'437 KB

Über den Autor

Patrick E. McGovern is the scientific director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at University of Pennsylvania Museum and an adjunct professor of anthropology. He and Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Brewery, collaborated on the series of Ancient Ales and Spirits.