"Taste... can be no criterion by which to judge of the wholesomeness or quality of beer, but as malt liquor may now be considered one of the necessaries of life among the working classes, it is of the greatest importance that they be supplied with such an article, as may not prove injurious to their health. An honest brewer, therefore, should not rest altogether satisfied with being able to please the palates of his customers, but should endeavour to produce what he knows to be a really wholesome and nourishing, as well as an agreeable drink. ...My aim has been to avoid mystery, and to convey useful information..."
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William Black, A Practical Treatise on Brewing, and on Storing of Beer; Deduced from Forty Years Experience (1835) Preface, p. v.
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