We investigate the impact of beer on mortality during the Industrial Revolution in 18th century England. Due to the … brewing process, beer represented an improvement over available water sources during this period prior to the widespread … of beer scarcity driven by tax increases, weather events, and soil quality, we show that beer scarcity was associated …

Decades before beer brewing transformed into a truly global industry toward the end of the nineteenth century, Central … forged, new inventions tested, new beer sorts copied, and in which people, knowledge, and materials traveled back and forth … century, Central European beer brewing increasingly relied on technological innovation and scientific knowledge; brewers …