Cheers! A History Of Beer In Canada

We like beer in Canada. We really really like it. And its not just a fly-by-night sordid little affair. Were in it long term. We spend something like $8 billion a year on beer. From barley growers to label designers more than 170000 Canadians owe their fulltime jobs directly or indirectly to beer. The rest of us just do what we can to help. In the long-awaited follow up to Notes on a Beermat Pashley explores beer in Canada covering many salient points including chapters on Frre Ambroise Who Started It All (Unless He Didnt) Us Against Them: Canadians and Our Neighbours to the South When Canadians Knew Squat: The Stubby in Our Lives Beer: Isnt It Bad for You and Bad for the Planet? Ale or Lager? East Is East and West Isnt Barkeep! Gimme Another Light Dry Low-Carb Ice Beer with No Aftertaste Are You a Beer Geek? (Theres No Right Answer) The Future of Beer: Can I Afford to Drink Beer? (Can You Afford Not To?)And much much more!