Pint, bottle, schooner, tinny … no matter how you drink it, beer is undeniably a part of social life here in Britain and around the world.

But how did it come to hold this position? Why has this been more true for British men than for British women? And what did beer taste like before mass production and microbiology?

Kate Lister has a pint with author, broadcaster and beer lover Pete Brown to find out.

WARNING this episode includes some fruity language

Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Thomas Ntinas.

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