Beer Laureate


Months back, the quickly unfunny social media joke amongst beer folks was the job opening for the National Museum of American History and the new position in charge of beer history.

Now we have found out that Theresa McCulla has been tasked “as historian to oversee its American Brewing History Initiative. McCulla, a social and cultural historian of food in the U.S. from the early 1800s to today…”

The emphasis of the three-year brewing initiative is “to collect, document and preserve the history of brewing, craft brewers and the beer industry and explore how brewing connects to larger themes in American history. This will expand on the brewing history already stored but which needs updating.

McCulla has Harvard University on her resume as well as a culinary arts diploma from the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts’ Professional Chefs Program. She also has food literacy and farmer’s market experience in her background

Where the rubber will meet the road is in the annual public programs….

Smithsonian Food History Weekend, which runs Oct. 26–28 this year, Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America presented by the Brewers Assiciation held in Washington, D.C., April 10–13.

Check out more history of beer HERE and food HERE.