Beer: A modest guide to the brewing process, its qualities, and its powers and capacities

In 1585 the Bohemian astronomer and physician Tade s H jek (Latin Thaddeus Hagecius ab Hayek) wrote the first encompassing book on the production of beer in history. The little treatise describes how beer was made at the time, long before the discovery of yeast cells, top and bottom fermentation, and other scientific insights changed the world of beer. It also sheds a quaint light on contemporary medical beliefs and on historical, linguistic and social aspects of beer. It is a must read for every beer lover.