Landmark Lectures - History is Intoxicating: Beer in the Ancient World

9950 East Gateway Drive,Highlands Ranch CO 80126

17 March, 2023

Description

Join us for “History is Intoxicating: Defining Beer in the Ancient World,” with Beer Archaeologist Travis Rupp. Enjoy a fun night of learning about the earliest archaeological evidence of beer and brewing in the world, and how modern terms can be traced back to civilizations that flourished thousands of years ago. Explore how beer was defined in antiquity and its impact on societies through the ages. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with self-guided tours of the 27,000-square-foot Mansion available. The program will begin at 7 p.m. A cash bar will be available with beer and wine. Featured beers will complement the program.Light appetizers are included with each ticket.Rupp is a full-time lecturer in Classics, Art History, History, Anthropology, and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder where he has taught for 12 years. Since 2010 he has been teaching all things Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman. He also worked at Avery Brewing Company for 9 years serving as the Wood Cellar and Research and Development Manager. He holds the title of Beer Archaeologist and founded Avery’s Ales of Antiquity Series, which ran from 2016-2020. He serves on the National Advisory board for the Chicago Brewseum, and he is the owner of The Beer Archaeologist – a company dedicated to research and experimental archaeology of historic beer.