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hrewannabe's review against another edition
3.0
Bennett overall wrote a very informative book, but the attention keeping was overall not so great and very dry. I would have flipped through the book and sat it back down if it hadn't been required reading but it is rather informative and interesting if you can get through it.
merleing's review against another edition
funny
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism
ecoyne's review against another edition
1.0
Read this for a history class, and while the concept was interesting, the content and the way it was written was difficult for me to get through. For the subject, this book was very dry (ironic pun definitely intended). Would not recommend to anyone unless you have to read it.
emmkayt's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed geeking out on this academic study, which focuses on a time period in which there was a shift from ale, brewed primarily by small-scale female 'brewsters,' to ale and beer brewed primarily by professionalized, larger-scale male brewers. Very interesting historiographically, as the details are not easy to get at through the available records. Much food for thought, and filled with what were to me fascinating details, even if rather drily written from the perspective of a general audience.
teebe's review against another edition
3.0
A lot of good information for anyone interested in this subject (I definitely would not recommend it otherwise.) It was an okay read, able to keep my attention better than some history books but it's still a little tedious at times.The details on records and documents is very dry but the overall cultural aspects about women at centre of ale production is worth it.
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