Smarty Pants Podcast

From Beer to Eternity

Exploring ancient ales and fermentation re-creations

By Stephanie Bastek | June 27, 2017
Arup Malakar/Flickr
Arup Malakar/Flickr

 

Meet the experimental archaeologist and the master brewer who are resurrecting beverages of the past. Dr. Patrick McGovern, known casually as the “Indiana Jones of Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages,” and Sam Calagione, the founder of Dogfish Head Brewery, discuss what it takes to turn millennia-old booze samples at the bottom of a jug into mead fit for a king; our editors give us a sneak peek at their favorite fictional food scenes; and we honor Brian Doyle, who died last month.



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