Caesar’s Cervesia
Explore the efforts to recreate the beer of Julius Caesar's troops by using experimental archaeology.
The Beer Industry in Early Egypt and the Formation of Pharaonic Rule
Discover the earliest evidence of beer production in ancient Egypt; Examine the different types of Egyptian beer; Learn ingredients, processes, and quality of ancient Egyptian beer and brewing.
Göbekli Tepe and the Origins of Beer: An Examination of Anatolia and the Levant
Reaching back 12,000 years, this presentation examines the ancient site of Göbekli Tepe in Southeastern Turkey and explores some of the oldest known brewing remains.
Recreating the Original India Pale Ale
This seminar tells the story of the IPA’s rise to popularity in the 18th century, how it was made, and how it likely tasted.
Imbibing in Ancient Iberia: Celtic to Flemish Brewing and Beyond
At the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Homebrew Cons, we examined the world of brewing in the ancient Near East, Mediterranean, and Europe. This year we move to ancient Iberia and examine the development of caelia, an ancient beer that predated the Roman conquest of Spain in 206 BCE. As an…
Saluting the Ancient Purveyors and Preservers of Beer! Brewing on the Borders of Greek and Roman Dominion
Ancient sources discuss beer as an invention of the barbarians of Northern Europe and the savages of the Near East. This presentation explores those peoples of Northern Europe known to have produced and preserved beer culture under Roman and Greek oppression. Travis Rupp will explore ancient brewing conventions of British,…
Ancient Beer Brewing in the World of Wine: Bronze Age Greece through Alexander the Great
Building off last year’s AHA conference in San Diego, in which Travis discussed beer production in ancient Egypt and the stigma against beer in ancient Rome, this seminar will discuss the hidden anomaly of brewing and the beer industry in ancient Greece. Covering the Bronze Age through the Age of…
The Beginnings of Beer in the Ancient World
This presentation will examine the beginnings of beer production in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. Specifically, it will survey the domestication of barley and wheat in ancient Sumeria and Egypt, which was conceived for early beer production. It will then examine the impact on later Greek and Roman beer…
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