"Anyone tempted to buy this book as a ribald stocking-filler for a boozy uncle, may, on first inspection, find reason to pause. Kris Butler’s text is not po-faced and the book includes, alongside reproductions of the said maps, some wonderfully bright and intentionally attractive period examples of tipple-related advertising."

Country Life

"The author steers us through a historical tangle of licensing acts, legal disputes and furious brewers. At least initially, temperance mapping proved surprisingly effective. The story is illuminated with illustrations that bring much-needed bursts of color and character to the somewhat technical drink maps themselves. . . .To anyone with an interest in the sheer variety of cartography, Butler's passion project will be a refreshing addition to the shelf of the bookcase dedicated to that subject. Works such as this preserve areas of map history that have been—and might well otherwise always have been—overlooked, and leave one thirsty for more. To that, we should raise a glass."

Literary Review

"Butler seeks to tell the story of these unusual Victorian documents and come to some sort of conclusion about whether they ultimately proved to be thought-provoking or thirst-provoking. It’s a well-designed publication on high quality paper that does full justice to the many maps and diagrams displayed across its 192 pages that help to tell the tale that begins with Temperance Movement seeking to use visual documents in the form of maps to highlight the high density of places selling alcohol in UK cities and towns. . . .The potential dryness of the topic of Drink Maps is overcome by the accessibility of Butler’s writing style and anybody interested in beer and its social impact will find plenty of interest in this publication."

Beer Insider

"A brilliant, intoxicating book about the alliance of maps and the temperance movement in Victorian England. Butler has produced a powerful and beautifully illustrated account of the power of maps and the scale of addiction in nineteenth-century England, and in the process has identified a whole new cartographic genre."

Jerry Brotton | author of "Fifty Maps and the Stories they Tell"