Red, White and Brew

Sidedoor

Smithsonian Institution

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🗓️ 4 July 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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How much do you know about the history of American home brewing? In this episode of Sidedoor you'll meet the Smithsonian's first brewing historian, Theresa McCulla, and learn about the role of women, enslaved people, and immigrants in the country's complex—and often surprising—relationship with beer. You'll also meet a new wave of brewers who are working to craft some flavorful history of their own. (Originally broadcast date: July 4th, 2017)

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0:00.0	Hey, Tony here. So we're still reporting season three of Side Door. But in celebration of today,
0:06.0	the 4th of July, I thought we'd share one of our early episodes titled Red, White, and Brew.
0:11.1	As you crack open a cold one today while watching fireworks, or even sip one of your favorite
0:15.7	soft drinks, I hope it gives you new insight into the surprising stories behind one of America's most iconic beverages.
0:23.2	Beer. Enjoy.
0:29.7	This is Side Door, a podcast from a Smithsonian with support from PRX.
0:38.6	I'm Tony Cohn.
0:44.7	It's a Tuesday afternoon, recording a podcast.
0:47.7	It's time for a beer.
0:53.6	Ah!
0:57.8	What's the first thing that goes through your mind when you crack open a cold one?
1:00.0	Me, right now.
1:03.1	I'm thinking that this is pretty good.
1:06.0	It tastes like, I don't know, hops.
1:09.7	For me, a good beer just signals the start of a great weekend.
1:16.6	I'm a foodie, so I associate beer with social outings, sitting by the pool, cookouts, baseball games, whatever.
1:18.6	But I realize there are a lot of people who are way into their beer, especially those people
1:23.6	brewing their own beer at home.
1:25.6	There's a common stereotype of the flannel wearing
1:28.3	tattooed and bearded hipsters being America's craft brew snobs. And it's kind of true. Brewing today
1:35.4	is kind of a white man's game. And white men are overwhelmingly represented in the home brewing scene.
1:42.3	In fact, a 2013 Home Brewers Association survey estimated that
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