For the past two centuries, brewing has been a constantly innovative and evolving industry, subject to changes in technology, taste and industrial structure. This ground-breaking book is one of the first to examine the industry from the perspectives of economic and business history. It combines chapters on the major European nations with chapters on the United States and Australia.

List of figures, List of tables, List of maps, Table of measurements, List of contributors, Preface, Introduction, 1 DUTCH BREWING IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, 2 THE ITALIAN BREWING INDUSTRY, c. 1815-1990, 3 THE DANISH BREWING INDUSTRY AFTER 1880: ENTREPRENEURS, MARKET STRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, 4 THE MASS PRODUCTION OF DRAUGHT AND BOTTLED BEER IN GERMANY, 1880-1914: A NOTE, 5 CONCENTRATION, DIVERSITY AND FIRM STRATEGY IN EUROPEAN BREWING, 1945-90, 6 THE CHANGING TASTE FOR BEER IN VICTORIAN BRITAIN, 7 THE IRISH BREWING INDUSTRY AND THE RISE OF GUINNESS, 1790-1914, 8 FOLLOWING THE FLAG: SCOTTISH BREWERS AND BEERS IN IMPERIAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, 1850-1939, 9 THE BRITISH BREWING INDUSTRY, 1945-95, 10 'WELL-INTENTIONED MEDDLING': THE BEER ORDERS AND THE BRITISH BREWING INDUSTRY, 11 THE AMERICAN BREWING INDUSTRY, 1865-1920, 12 THE AMERICAN BREWING INDUSTRY SINCE 1920, 13 THE BREWING INDUSTRY IN EARLY AUSTRALIA, 14 STABILITY AND CHANGE IN THE AUSTRALIAN BREWING INDUSTRY, 1920-94, 15 THE NEW ZEALAND BREWING INDUSTRY, 1840-1995, Bibliography, Index