This book presents all of the evidence for beer in ancient Europe, and demonstrates the important technological as well as ideological contributions made by the Europeans to the history of beer.

This book presents all of the evidence for beer in ancient Europe, and demonstrates the important technological as well as ideological contributions made by the Europeans to the history of beer.

List of illustrations
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Beer in the East and West
3. The Greek prejudice against beer
4. The two drinking ideologies of ancient Europe
5. The Celts and the great beer decline
6. The Roman Empire and the rule of wine
7. Germanic Europe and the great beer revival
8. Conclusion Notes
Bibliography
Index.