Chris Arnot is a national freelance feature writer who has written on specialist subjects including arts and education, property, pubs, food and travel. A regular contributor to the Guardian, he has also written for the Daily Telegraph, the Independent and the Observer. He co-wrote The Archers Archives for BBC Books and his book, Britain's Lost Cricket Grounds, was long-listed for the MCC's cricket book of the year in 2011. He is also the author of Britain's Lost Breweries and Beers, published by Aurum.
'Read Chris's book and then place it on your coffee table; it will
perhaps give those who browse it an easy introduction into why you
are a brewery historian.'
When these 30 classic homes of beer brewed their final pint, a
significant part of a proud heritage that had stood for centuries
was lost forever. Arnot was right to mark its passing.
'A lovely book, nostalgic in its recollection of breweries and
their beers long gone, but on the other hand it's not
dewy-eyed.'
The best Christmas present we can recommend for anyone with even a
passing interest in the heritage of brewing. It is elegiac without
being nostalgic, immensely informative and equally entertaining 'A
lovely book, nostalgic in its recollection of breweries and their
beers long gone, but on the other hand it's not dewy-eyed.' Chris's
efforts are impressive. He uses his journalist's skills to wrinkle
out former brewery executives and workers and listen to their
stories A must for anyone who has ever visited a pub and wondered
about the beers and breweries that have vanished. When these 30
classic homes of beer brewed their final pint, a significant part
of a proud heritage that had stood for centuries was lost forever.
Arnot was right to mark its passing. 'We get a sense of what we
have lost in our globalised but blander world.' 'Read Chris's book
and then place it on your coffee table; it will perhaps give those
who browse it an easy introduction into why you are a brewery
historian.'
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