Evolution of Beer with Rob DeSalle

Beer and Humanity. Learn with Rob DeSalle (author of Natural History of Beer) about the connection that beer has on man and visa versa.

What can beer teach us about the natural world and your humanity? From ancient Mesopotamian fermentation practices to the resurgent Australian/American craft brewery, Rob DeSalle, Jackson Purser (Bright Tank Brewery) and Brody Watts (Seasonal Brewery) peruse the historical record and traverse the globe for engaging and often surprising stories about beer. They explain how we came to drink beer, what ingredients combine to give beers their distinctive flavours, how beer’s chemistry works at the molecular level and how various societies have regulated the production and consumption of beer.

Drawing from such diverse subject areas as ecology, history, archaeology, chemistry, sociology, law, genetics, physiology, neurobiology and the expertise of brewers DeSalle, Purser and Watts entertain and inform with their engaging stories of beer throughout human history, about brewing and the science behind it all. Attendees are invited to sample the beers and explore the fascinating history of its creation.