

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Defining Beer in the Ancient World
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Archaeological evidence of beer from its beginnings in the ancient Near East to the development of the brewing arts through the Roman eraAbout this EventNB: We are hosting this event in collaboration with the brewing and hospitality departments at Metropolitan State University. We thank thank them most effusively for their support and their willingness to host using their own space and resources. They will provide pub mix and beer for those of age to consume responsibly. Thank you MSU!How old is beer, and how do we know the peoples of the ancient Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, and Roman worlds consumed it? This presentation will examine the earliest archaeological evidence of beer and brewing in the world. The lecture will also analyze ancient references and labels for beer provided by a variety of Mesopotamian, Biblical, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman sources in order to define what beer was in antiquity. The etymology of these terms will be traced into the Late Roman period where political and religious institutions used beer and brewing terminology to define social classes, nationalities, and religious populations on the fringes of Roman dominion. Lastly, the lecture will explore how the very terms that were used to damn and scrutinize beer brewing and drinking populations were used in later periods of European history and still shape the terms and definitions we use for beer today.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/37515cc0-19da-11f1-9a34-ede95e0b7113-rimg-w1200-h674-dc000000-gmir.jpg Travis Rupp is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado Boulder where he has taught for 16 years. He teaches all things Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman. His scholarly expertise focuses on Roman archaeology, ancient food and alcohol production, ancient sport and spectacle, and Pompeii and the cities of Vesuvius. He also worked at Avery Brewing Company for 9 years serving as Research and Development, Wood Cellar, and Innovation Manager. He earned the title of Beer Archaeologist while working at Avery and founded Avery’s Ales of Antiquity Series, which ran from 2016-2020. He serves on the National Advisory Board for the Beer Culture Center, and he is the founder and owner of The Beer Archaeologist LLC, which is a research brewery dedicated to exploring brewing processes and recreating ancient and historic drinks from the past. As a result of his careers and passions, Travis is writing a book on beer consumption and production in the Roman military. He is also actively conducting research on intoxicants from Homeric Greece, brewing in the early monastic tradition, beer production in Revolutionary America, and the beer industry in WWI Belgium. Recently his travels and research abroad have focused on beer production in early monastic Ireland, beer consumption in Roman occupied and Gaul and Britain, and chicha in ancient Peru.
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Denver
- **state**: CO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Hospitality Learning Center Room 208
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- **full address**: Hospitality Learning Center Room 208, 1190 Auraria Parkway, Denver, United States

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- **organizer**: The Denver Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (https://allevents.in/org/the-denver-society-of-the-archaeological-institute-of-america/18971992)

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  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm
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