A Thanksgiving Read

The Big Book of Beer: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Greatest Beverage on Earth By: Duane Swierczynski
Non-fiction: History, travel, cooking, crafts, science etc. 202pages copyright 2004

First, why is this a Thanksgiving read many of you are asking, the reason is although your high school history teacher might have made up some BS about the Pilgrims landing where they did because of being blown off course, or secretly planning to end up outside of the king’s colony, or needing to find a place in time for winter, the real reason that they ended up where they did is that the ship was running out of beer and the sailors wanted to dump them fast to make sure there was enough beer left for themselves. Beer is the worlds oldest drink (water sooooo doesn’t count as a drink, it’s like eating grass because you feel like stake, sure you need it to make what you want, but it in itself is in no way tasty.) And as such has a long and important history that this book gives to glimpses of. Although the title’s claim of having everything you want to know about beer isn’t necessary true it does include the major important things and fun facts too. (Note: if our web editor ever invites you over for a true luncheon you should eat first as in the Middle Ages a nunchion was having a beer at noon time and lunch was having some bread at noon making a luncheon a hunk of bread and a beer.) Anyway, this book is great fun for someone that loves beer.