{"product_id":"pilsner-how-the-beer-of-kings-changed-the-world-paperback","title":"Pilsner: How the Beer of Kings Changed the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Acitelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Book at the North American Guild Beers Writers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Effervescent and informative . . . This chronicle will intoxicate both beer nerds and history buffs.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book for both the beer geek and the foodie seeking a better understanding of modern food and drink \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the night of April 17, 1945, Allied planes dropped more than a hundred bombs on the Burghers' Brewery in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, destroying much of the birthplace of pilsner, the world's most popular beer style and the bestselling alcoholic beverage of all time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, workers at the brewery would rally so they could have beer to toast their American, Canadian, and British liberators the following month. It was another twist in pilsner's remarkable story, one that started in a supernova of technological, political, and demographic shifts in the mid-1800s and that continues to unfold today anywhere alcohol is sold. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Acitelli's \u003ci\u003ePilsner: How the Beer of Kings Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e tells that story, shattering myths about pilsner's very birth and about its immediate parentage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA character-driven narrative that shows how pilsner influenced everything from modern-day advertising and marketing to immigration to today's craft beer movement. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Acitelli\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Audacity of Hops\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhiskey Business\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Wine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written about alcohol for the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEater\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others, and was the history columnist for several years for All About Beer magazine. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42088241397895,"sku":"9781641601825","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/OJBWmRDRa79781641601825.webp?v=1783034135","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/pilsner-how-the-beer-of-kings-changed-the-world-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}