
Proof
The Science of Booze
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Narrated by:
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Sean Runnette
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By:
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Adam Rogers
A spirited narrative on the fascinating art and science of alcohol, sure to inspire cocktail party chats on making booze, tasting it, and its effects on our bodies and brains.
Drinking gets a lot more interesting when you know what's actually inside your glass of microbrewed ale, single-malt whisky, or Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. All of them begin with fermentation, where a fungus called yeast binges on sugar molecules and poops out ethanol. Humans have been drinking the results for 10,000 years. Distillation is a 2,000-year-old technology—invented by a woman—that we're still perfecting today. And the molecular codes of alcoholic flavors remain a mystery pursued by scientists with high-tech laboratories and serious funding.
In Proof, Adam Rogers reveals alcohol as a miracle of science, going deep into the pleasures of making and drinking booze—and the effects of the latter. The people who make and sell alcohol may talk about history and tradition, but alcohol production is really powered by physics, molecular biology, organic chemistry, and a bit of metallurgy—and our taste for those products is a melding of psychology and neurobiology.
Proof takes listeners from the whisky-making mecca of the Scottish highlands to the oenology labs at UC Davis, from Kentucky bourbon country to the most sophisticated gene-sequencing labs in the world—and to more than one bar—bringing to life the motley characters and evolving science behind the latest developments in boozy technology.
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Loved this book! It is a complete understanding and then some of every moment of the life of an alcohol!
Eve DuBose
by Eve - Like no other in depth of the science!
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hard to keep up with
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This is a book that attempts to do the impossible. It attempts to write a well thought out book about booze, it's discovery, development, history, chemistry, biochemistry, effects on human physiology and interactions with the neurology of our brains and even the effects of sociology added into the mix. If that doesn't sound challenging enough the author attempts to write this from both a scholarly perspective and, at the same time, offer a layman's explanation for those of us who are not scientists, but merely connoisseurs.
To be fair, this is an impossible challenge, but the author gamely stands at the bar and does his best to take each topic shot after shot. He flavors the scientific discussion with personal tales, anecdotes, and easy to understand explanations. This book is not exhaustive on any one subject. It becomes clear the more you learn that no book could be. It does, however, give a great general overview of the topic.
The narrator Sean Runnette seemed to be well selected for this book. His voice acting helped me easily imagine the ethanol laced dreams of the connoisseur that wrote this book. He added to the overall quality of the blend in this spirit.
Conclusion: This is a thick dark beer of a book with hints of coffee in the conversation to keep one constantly engaged. The pairing of author and narrator were perfect. Perhaps beer really is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
God loves us and wants us to be happy
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A very pleasant surprise.
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Proof weaves a fascinating story arc
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This book has taken my education from wine and beer to include distilled spirits. I think I understand the difference between Scotch, bourbon, and American whiskey. That said, I will have to listen again to get it all in.
The chapter on addiction is fascinating. So much research on why some people can't stop with one or two drinks is being done!!
History and Science of Booze
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Maybe it's just me....
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
For my friends who want to to get into the science of how alcohol works, this a great book. When it says "The Science of Booze" they weren't kidding. The chemistry and biology aspects were hard to follow but still interesting. If I had the hard copy, I would have been highlighting things and looking them up. If you like to get to the heart and really dig into the "why" and "how" of alcohol then this is a great book. If you are looking to figure out how to make the perfect cocktail, then keep looking.Break out your chemistry and biology textbooks
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Good narrator, interesting info
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Great listen
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