{"product_id":"porter-and-stout-a-complete-history-9781476675725","title":"Porter and Stout: A Complete History","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the 18th century, when London brewers faced rising costs, they crafted an affordable brew for the working class, who were mostly employed as porters. So was born the porter, or the stout, whose appeal reached so far beyond the London working class that it can safely be called the world's first global beer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is an in-depth, 300-year chronicle of how a cheaply made drink meant for local workers has become internationally renowned. Covering the changing ways porters and stouts have been brewed over the centuries, how different styles evolved, from Baltic porter to milk stout, and porter's triumphant return in the era of craft beer, this book presents a complete history of the world's favorite dark brew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartyn Cornell\u003c\/b\u003e was born, like porter, in London, and has been researching and writing about the history of beer, and beer styles, for more than three decades. He is the author of seven previous books on beer, his work has been translated into more than half a dozen different languages and he has spoken on the history of beer at conferences from Denmark to Brazil.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321923272978,"sku":"9781476675725","price":97.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_373085f6-eeca-40cd-be2d-a972174574cc.jpg?v=1748598333","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/porter-and-stout-a-complete-history-9781476675725","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}