Despite some off-years under the 18th Amendment, thinking and drinking is a longstanding American institution. Beer, in particular, has played a central role in the cultural, economic, and political development of the nation. In this conversation, Alison Cuddy of the Chicago Humanities Festival, Chicago Brewseum founder Liz Garibay and Theresa McCulla, Curator of the Brewery History Initiative at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, will peer through their pint glasses into the past, and examine the many ways beer refracts and enhances our perceptions of history.

With Alison Cuddy (Chicago Humanities Festival), Liz Garibay (Chicago Brewseum), and Dr. Theresa McCulla (Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History).

In-person at the Chicago Architecture Center. Featured event for the Chicago Humanities Festival 2019 Fall Festival.