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Defining Beer in the Ancient World
By Travis Rupp

Wednesday, November 29, 7:00pm
Eaton Humanities & Zoom
Free and open to the public
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ABSTRACT

This lecture will be a deep dive into the academic debate over what constitutes beer throughout history and how it was initially “invented” in the ancient world. Travis will discuss his most recent involvement in United States federal law where the definition of beer is being hotly debated and contested by macro breweries. As an expert witness in a recently decided federal case, Travis was called upon to discuss the origins and definitions of beer throughout antiquity and why the definition of beer is what it is today. Having been relieved of his legal duties (for now), he can share that message publicly. This presentation will demonstrate how beer is a timeless artifact that ties the present to the distant past.

Travis Rupp is a full-time lecturer in Classics, Art History, History, Anthropology, and Mechanical Engineering at the 鶹ӰԺ, where he has taught for 13 years. Since 2010 he has taught Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman. His scholarly expertise focus on ancient food and alcohol production, ancient sport and spectacle, and Pompeii and the cities of Vesuvius. He worked at Avery Brewing Company for nine years as the Wood Cellar and Research and Development Manager. Rupp 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 owns The Beer Archaeologist - a company dedicated to research and experimental archaeology of historic beer. As a result of his career and passions, Rupp is researching and writing about the beginnings of beer in the Roman military, brewing in the early monastic tradition, and beer production in Revolutionary America. His first book will be about the changing definition of beer throughout history. Recently Rupp’s travels and research abroad have focused on monastic brewing in Italy from 400-900 CE, brewing in Roman Britain during the 2nd century CE, beer production at Mt. Vernon and Monticello, and the survival of the Belgian brewing tradition during WWI. 

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ARTH/CLAS 2029-001
Lecture MW 9-9:50 (3)
HUMN 1B50
Travis Rupp

From the Pyramids of Giza to the Valley of the Kings and King Tut to Cleopatra, this course will explore how Egyptian history and culture impacted the development of the most notable and recognizable art and architecture in the world. Lecture will take place Monday/Wednesday and will be complimented by recitation and discussion once a week.

Email Travis.Rupp@colorado.edu with questions.

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Traditional 0 On White ]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:16:11 +0000 Anonymous 1193 at /classics Brewing Beer in the Ancient World /classics/2018/01/24/brewing-beer-ancient-world Brewing Beer in the Ancient World Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 01/24/2018 - 00:00 2018 News and Events events lectures rupp

Though ancient Greece and Rome boasted the superiority of the grape, beer production and consumption was at the core of Mediterranean diet and nutrition dating back to the Bronze Age.

Travis Rupp, CU 鶹ӰԺ adjunct professor and beer archaeologist at Avery Brewing Company, will discuss the origins of beer production in the ancient Near East and Egypt in conjunction with the rise of domestication and farming, as well as how beer grew and expanded into the Mediterranean cultures of Greece and Rome.

Rupp is the research and development manager at Avery Brewing Company in 鶹ӰԺ, where he has worked for over five years and is responsible for Avery’s beer invention and barrel-aging program. He launched their new series Ales of Antiquity in 2016. He is also an advanced sensory panelist.

He has been a full-time adjunct professor of classics, art history, history and anthropology at CU 鶹ӰԺ since 2010. As a result of his careers and passions, Rupp is writing books on the beginnings of beer in the ancient Mediterranean and brewing in the early monastic tradition.

Event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Lecture is presented by CU Museum of Natural History and the Archaeological Institute of America. 

Wednesday, January 24 at 7:00pm to 8:30pm


1035 Broadway, 鶹ӰԺ, CO 80309

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Join us for

The Beginnings of Beer in the Ancient World

by Travis Rupp

Longmont Public Library on Thursday, October 13 at 7PM

Registration Required

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