Mar
11
9:30pm
Ales of Antiquity - Rediscovering Delicious Ingredients and Techniques
By Gourmet Brewing
Discovering the Secrets of Ancient Brewers
Please join Travis Rupp as he explores the ancient ingredients, methods and how modern brewers can learn the secrets of ancient brewers. Travis is a world-renown archeologist and travels extensively speaking to audiences on ancient brewing ingredients and processes. In addition to his role as Research & Development Manager at Avery Brewing he's been featured on NPR, CBS News and teaches Greek and Roman Archaeology, Art History, Egyptology and Roman History at the University of Colorado Boulder.
What You Will Learn:
- Delicious ancient ingredients and how they can be used in modern recipes
- Unique ancient brewing techniques
- How we can utilize ancient ingredients and methods to "spice" up our recipes
Commercial Calibration:
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Grab at least one Avery "calibration" beers and taste it along with head brewer Travis Rupp. It's a great chance to hear the brewer himself describe the intricacies of the flavors, aromas, and mouthfeels.
- Avery Brewing White Rascal
- Avery Brewing Maharaja
- Avery Brewing Raspberry Sour
About Travis Rupp:
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Travis Rupp is the Innovation and Wood Cellar Manager at Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado where he has worked for 8 years and is responsible for AveryĂs beer invention, innovation, and barrel-aging programs. He holds the title of Beer Archaeologist at Avery as well and launched the Ales of Antiquity series in 2016. His academic past yielded degrees in†English, Secondary Education, and Ancient History from the University of Iowa. He completed a Post Baccalaureate in Classical Languages from Iowa and Notre Dame, and received an MA in Classical Archaeology and Art History from CU in 2010. As a result, he has been a lecturer of Classics, Art History, History, and Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder since 2010 (and has been full-time since 2012) teaching all things Egyptian, Roman, and Greek. Yes, that means†two full-time jobs and a very understanding wife!
His wife, Sara Herkes, also graduated from the CU Classics MA program in 2011. As a result of his careers and passions, Travis is writing books on the beginnings of beer in the ancient Mediterranean, brewing in the early monastic tradition, and brewing during America’s Revolutionary War. Recently his travels and research abroad have focused on monastic brewing in Italy from AD 400-900, Swedish brewing in the 17th century, early Colonial Brewing throughout New England and Virginia, and brewing in Roman Britain.†He has recently been featured on CNN’s Great Big Story, CBS This Morning, NPR and in Southwest Airlines, Food and Wine, Zymurgy, and Thirst magazines. He is currently working on projects with Global Explorer (a partner of National Geographic) in India, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, and Uruguay.
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