Book Review| November 01 2021 Review: Craft: An Argument, by Pete Brown Craft: An Argument, Pete Brown London: Storm Lantern Publications, 2020 207 pp. Illustrations. $11.99 / £9.99 (paper) Katie Schwind Katie Schwind University of Colorado at Boulder Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Gastronomica (2021) 21 (4): 96–97. https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2021.21.4.96 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Katie Schwind; Review: Craft: An Argument, by Pete Brown. Gastronomica 1 November 2021; 21 (4): 96–97. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/gfc.2021.21.4.96 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentGastronomica Search Craft: An Argument may be about beer, but anyone interested in the culture of food has much to gain from Pete Brown’s arguments, which are steeped in detail from real-world experiences as a writer, researcher, and craft beer drinker. Although Brown focuses on the British world of craft beer—which has some aspects that are less significant for American drinkers, such as the centrality of cask ales—he purposefully connects the movement back to its American rebirth. This resurgence originally centered on the demand for inventive and interesting flavors. Small breweries began producing these new beers for local patrons, and as our means for communication have expanded the reach of breweries through social media and other platforms, the demand for the circulation of these inventive beers rose. This demand has led to increased supply and extreme growth, as basic economic theory... © 2021 by The Regents of the University of California2021 You do not currently have access to this content.