Beer: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
History
H.S. Corran, A History of Brewing (1975), is a well-researched work with references to brewing in Europe (mainly Britain) and in the United States. Fritz Schoellhorn, Bibliographie des Brauwesens (1928), continued in F. Kutter, Bibliographie des Brauwesens (1954), lists technical references to Latin literature from the 15th century onward to many German sources and to similar scientific papers written in English, French, Swedish, Danish, Czech, Russian, Dutch, Norwegian, Italian, and Hungarian. Development of brewing materials and processes to the first quarter of the 20th century is covered in H. Lloyd Hind, Brewing: Science and Practice, 2 vol. (1938–40). Harold M. Broderick (ed.), The Practical Brewer: A Manual for the Brewing Industry, 2nd ed. (1977), offers information on the American brewing industry and its history.
Brewing science and materials
J. de Clerck, A Textbook of Brewing, 2 vol. (1957–58; originally published in French, 1948), discusses worldwide brewing practices and beer analysis. D.E. Briggs, Barley (1978), and Malts and Malting (1998), are comprehensive studies of the breeding of varieties of barley and of the technical and scientific aspects of malt and malting. A.H. Burgess, Hops (1964), provides the same coverage of hop cultivation and the historical, scientific, and technical aspects of the use of hops in brewing. M.J. Lewis and T.W. Young, Brewing (2002), is an introductory account of brewing science and technology. D.E. Briggs et al., Malting and Brewing Science, 2nd ed., 2 vol. (1981–82), is a comprehensive text on brewing practice throughout the world and its underlying principles, with an extensive bibliography. J.R.A. Pollock (ed.), Brewing Science, 3 vol. (1979–87), is a collection of articles by practitioners of brewing, covering brewing science and related technology.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 11, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Beer and Microbiota: Pathways for a Positive and Healthy Interaction. | Oct 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Beer and Microbiota: Pathways for a Positive and Healthy Interaction. | Aug 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - Certain Drinks Make Humans More Attractive to Mosquitoes. | Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Beer. | Dec 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Food Science and Technology - Pasteurization of Beer by Non-Thermal Technologies. | Sep 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cambridge Core - Understanding Early Modern Beer: An Interdisciplinary Case-Study (PDF). | May 20, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Washington Post - Explore the evolution of beer, from Stone Age sludge to craft brews. | Jun 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - The Nutrition Source - Is Wine Fine, or Beer Better? | Nov 17, 2023 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Sep 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Beer Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. | Jun 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Beer - Uses, Side Effects, and More. | May 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Beer and Microbiota: Pathways for a Positive and Healthy Interaction. | Feb 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Beer and Microbiota: Pathways for a Positive and Healthy Interaction. | Feb 18, 2023 | ||
| Removed media. | Aug 18, 2022 | ||
| Changed “BCE” to “CE” in reference to Roman historian Pliny's accounts of Anglo-Saxon consumption of ale. | Jul 12, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Is Beer Good for You? | May 15, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Nov 01, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | May 04, 2021 | ||
| Added a photo of hops. | Jan 29, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Inventors and Inventions - Beer. | Dec 25, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Raise Your Glass: 10 Intoxicating Beer Facts. | May 17, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - The History of Beer. | Jan 30, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 28, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Beer. | Jan 27, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 09, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 02, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 29, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 01, 2016 | ||
| Changed "Sumeria" to "Sumer." | Mar 17, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Beer. | Apr 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Beer. | Sep 16, 2011 | ||
| Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." | Jun 08, 2010 | ||
| Photo of beer brewer, painted limestone, from the excavations of Dara, Egypt, added. | Nov 06, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: h2g2 - Beer. | Nov 27, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Food - How Beer Works. | Jun 30, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 22, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |