Hopped Up - How Travel, Trade, and Taste Made Beer a Global Commodity

A highly readable history of beer and the brewing industry around the world over the centuries, Hopped Up narrates the oscillations between distinctive regional and national preferences and the capitalist global standardization of beer style and taste in a work that will appeal to historians and beer connoisseurs alike.

List of contents

• Acknowledgments


• Preface


• Introduction


• Chapter 1 Before Hops


• Chapter 2 Brewing Capitalism


• Chapter 3 Inventing Pilsner


• Chapter 4 Imperial Hops


• Chapter 5 National Beers


• Chapter 6 Global Lager


• Chapter 7 Peak Hops


• Conclusion


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Jeffrey M. Pilcher is Professor of History and Food Studies at the University of Toronto. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including Planet Taco: The Global History of Mexican Food (OUP 2012), The Oxford Handbook of Food History (OUP 2012), and Food in World History.

Summary

A highly readable history of beer and the brewing industry around the world over the centuries, Hopped Up narrates the oscillations between distinctive regional and national preferences and the capitalist global standardization of beer style and taste in a work that will appeal to historians and beer connoisseurs alike.

Additional text

Hopped Up is packed full of fascinating facts, from the origins of brewing to the rivalries that shaped British industrial beer brewing to the meaning behind the label 'Pilsner.' The stories in Hopped Up illustrate how, time and again, these kinds of interactions between brewers, regulators, and consumers have helped to create new beer cultures.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey M. Pilcher, Jeffrey M. (Professor of History and Food Pilcher, Pilcher Jeffrey M.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2024
• EAN: 9780197676042
• ISBN: 978-0-19-767604-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, General & world history, Economic history, Social and cultural history, General and world history, Beers and ciders, COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Beer, Beers