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Publisher: Ebury Press, 2008.
Hard Cover, 64 pages, 5.5 x 6.5.
Item #1736
Real Ale is full of fascinating facts about ale, from its 5,000-year-old origins to the history of brews like Black Beer, created as a prophylactic against scurvy. Included are recipes for brewing and cooking classic beer dishes like Beef and Guinness stew and Welsh rarebit. Bill Laws is a writer and social historian, based in Herefordshire. The author of ten books and has written about country crafts including cider-making and brewing for publications including the Guardian and Daily Telegraph, Period House, BBC History and BBC's Who Do You Think You Are. He currently edits a series of journals and books on country matters, the latest being the social history of a West Midlands livestock market, A Slap of the Hand. Bill also runs a small photographic library, Arkitype.
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