Season 1, Episode 7

How many of you like to have a cold beer after working hard on a hot day?  How about relaxing with friends in the evening?  Pizza is always better with beer too!

Beer has been part of human cultures since the dawn of civilization - in fact, some scholars argue that perhaps the Agricultural Revolution began because of a desire for more beer.  In this episode, we talk with Dr. Noelle Phillips about the history of beer.  She is a Professor of English at Douglas College, and she specializes in beer history...specifically medieval beer history.  She received her Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, and her B.A. from the University of Victoria.  She has published two books about beer history:  Beer and Brewing in Medieval Culture and Contemporary Medievalism (2022), and Craft Beer Culture and Modern Medievalism: Brewing Dissent (2019).    More about her work can be found at her academic website Noelle Phillips | Douglas College - Academia.edu, as well as her twitter page @belladonsah.  She has some amazing insights that you don't want to miss!

And if you are interested in the latest scientific research on beer, I suggest checking out the American Society of Brewing Chemists, specifically their journal. 
I also recommend a new journal paper that discusses advanced technologies for sterilization during beer production:
Carvalho, Gonçalo, Ana Catarina Leite, Rita Leal, and Ricardo Pereira. 2023. "The Role of Emergent Processing Technologies in Beer Production" Beverages 9, no. 1: 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages9010007

Enjoy today's episode with a cold one!

Our music is Inspiring Cinematic Asia by Lexin Music, which is available at Pixabay.