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Ancient Beers with Dr. Pat McGovern - Kvasir and Chateau Jiahu

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Wednesday, June 4 2014 7:00 PM 9:00 PM EDT
 
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Please join Dr. Pat McGovern and the Philadelphia Homebrew Club on Wednesday, June 4th, as Dr. Pat talks about two of the Dogfish Head Ancient Ales he has worked on, Chateau Jiahu and Kvasir. This intimate affair will be a presentation on the process to discover and bring these ancient recipes back to life. We’ll follow that up with a tasting and a book signing. All tickets will include a Philly Homebrew Club glass to keep.


Dr. Patrick E. McGovern is the Scientific Director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages, and Health at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, where he is also an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology.  Over the past two decades, he has pioneered the exciting interdisciplinary field of Biomolecular Archaeology which is yielding whole new chapters concerning our human ancestry, medical practice, and ancient cuisines and beverages.