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`From Burton to Bombay, Pete Brown tells us a history of the most glorious and cruel period of Britain's history... all through beer! This book is delightfully tongue in cheek but deeply informative. It doesn't matter if you're a fan of beer, travel or history, you'll end up feeling all the more informed of and entertained by all three subjects. Engaging, side-splittingly funny at times - and all the more rewarding for it.'
--The Bookseller
'This informative romp refreshes a part of the Raj other travel books can't reach.' --Metro
'An engaging, genial and often touching tale.' --Lonely Planet.com
'Like an evening in some louche boozer packed with crackpot regulars...Brown keeps his zest and colour to the end.' --The Independent
'A lot of fun, Brown's engaging style carrying the narrative along on a wave of beery bonhomie. It's informative, too, with discursions on Britain's imperial history and the art of brewing adding some ballast.' --The Independent on Sunday
'Packed with humour and anecdote and, yes, the odd jar of golden nectar.' --Choice
--The Bookseller
'This informative romp refreshes a part of the Raj other travel books can't reach.' --Metro
'An engaging, genial and often touching tale.' --Lonely Planet.com
'Like an evening in some louche boozer packed with crackpot regulars...Brown keeps his zest and colour to the end.' --The Independent
'A lot of fun, Brown's engaging style carrying the narrative along on a wave of beery bonhomie. It's informative, too, with discursions on Britain's imperial history and the art of brewing adding some ballast.' --The Independent on Sunday
'Packed with humour and anecdote and, yes, the odd jar of golden nectar.' --Choice
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'Covers everything from the definitive history of Indian Pale Ale to the chaotic recreation of its 30,000 mile sea journey.'
--This text refers to the
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is several books in one - a travelogue, a history of the East India Company, and a book about beer. The author manages to combine all of this in a witty, sometime laugh out load, and thought provoking read. Wonderfully written this is a book that's easy not to put down.
Pete Brown manages to make the history of IPA interesting, brings to life a number of historical characters, and animates his travels wonderfully. Full of humour, pathos, and life, this is a cracking read.
Pete Brown manages to make the history of IPA interesting, brings to life a number of historical characters, and animates his travels wonderfully. Full of humour, pathos, and life, this is a cracking read.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is many things:
A great travel book which makes you want to visit to places you never considered before. Like Santos, or Burton...
A well researched entertaining history of that most famous of beers, India Pale Ale.
A mind numbing description of the atrocities and excesses of the "Honorable" East India Company whose antics should make any British person deeply ashamed.
A very very laugh-out-loud funny book.
A great read, buy it.
A great travel book which makes you want to visit to places you never considered before. Like Santos, or Burton...
A well researched entertaining history of that most famous of beers, India Pale Ale.
A mind numbing description of the atrocities and excesses of the "Honorable" East India Company whose antics should make any British person deeply ashamed.
A very very laugh-out-loud funny book.
A great read, buy it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I absolutely loved this book, Pete Burns dry wit and flowing writing style combine to make it a pacy, informative read which held my attention needing very little effort on my part. Burns swaps between two storylines, one of the history of India Pale Ale, the other of his journey to recreate it and deliver it to India, to a largely successful end. At one point near the middle of the book I thought it flip-flopped between the two a little too repetitively, but having re-read I think that it had to be that way to keep the two narratives flowing. I reccomend this book not only to beer connoisseurs, all of whom should read it, but also to anyone looking for an engaging book to take on holiday or to brighten up a dull commute as I did.
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These books are excellent
I have already reviwed the other books in this series and this one is no exception, just as good, entertaining and educational, written in Pete Brown's inimitable style. Read more
Published 1 month ago by SJ Kelly
Hops and Glory by Pete Brown
This book Hops and Glory: One man's search for the beer that built the British Empire is a superb and light-hearted history which takes you on the journey that beer had to take to... Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. S. Buchanan
Beer history not bad, political correctness irritating.
This book and the trip it records were inspired ideas. Sadly the author didn't do enough research, follow his own 'rules' or refrain from ramming his cringe-making views down the... Read more
Published 15 months ago by G. Cowley
A little too formulaic
A travelogue with a difference: one man carrying a keg of beer. Pete Brown is an engaging writer, and the research in this book is good; though this book seems to occasionally feel... Read more
Published 19 months ago by James Cridland
"It does what it says on the tin...."
As a real ale drinker with a penchant for strong, hoppy IPAs, this was, admittedly, right up my street - and that of my son, who'll be getting it for Xmas! Read more
Published 19 months ago by E. S. Funnell
One man and his hog(shead)
The book starts very brightly, combining a broad-ranging riff on the beer, the history of brewing and the colonial history of India with an entertaining account of starting a... Read more
Published on 5 July 2009 by Traveler and Reader
A thrilling read from first page to last
Brown takes you on a wonderful journey both through history and in person that is a real roller coaster of thrills and spills (literally at times!). Read more
Published on 1 July 2009 by Simon Webster
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