The history of beer. From monasteries to sports bars. A gift book in a leather cover. From Monasteries to Sports bars" is a book that is a study about beer and its impact on world history. The authors of the book Mika Rissanen and Juha Tahvanainen, Finnish writers, historians and beer connoisseurs, explore the links of this drink with world politics, economics and culture. They trace its path from the Sumerian civilization (4000 BC) to the present day, and tell us that this drink was appreciated not only by ordinary monks and soldiers, but also by great people such as Peter the Great and Catherine the Second, Martin Luther and Peter Brueghel the Elder, Louis Pasteur and Fridtjof Nansen, and many others. In the book you will learn how beer influenced the course of history, how it helped strengthen friendship, what legends were associated with it and what properties were attributed to it at different times. You will also delve into the specifics of modern brewing and learn how to understand beer perfectly.