How beer travelled the world

[Rambo]

On tonight (11/08/15) on Radio National. 8pm.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/how-beer-travelled-the-world/6081172

Could be interesting, I'll be downloading the podcast tomorrow... drinking too much beer tonight to listen.

 

[buckerooni]

there is a book 'around the world in 6 glasses' that covers beer as one of the most influential beverages. Very interesting read - also an audiobook available too

 

[Pogierob]

http://mobile.news.com.au/finance/business/australias-craft-beer-industry-booming/story-e6frfkur-1227478267129

Lager is the winning style across the world according to the pod cast, interesting local figures in link above.

 

[Clot]

Bigger question: how are wheat beers pulling 4.2% and stouts pulling 5.5%? They're both not quite mainstream, though I would have thought stouts would pull a lot higher (even if only because of Guiness). The only way I could understand it was if there was some sizeable splitting between porters and stouts.