Beer festivals continue to evolve with the changes in consumer preference. Efforts to include an educational component can often be met with apathy or indifference. The recent Farm To Tap (FTT) campaign and festival series organized by the Tennessee Brewers …Read More

Heat disorders are on the rise as evidenced by frequent news reports and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new standard and national emphasis program. Brewery workers, front-of-house staff, and logistics personnel are all at risk for heat exhaustion …Read More

Drawing on evidence from archaeology, history, cognitive neuroscience, psychopharmacology, social psychology, literature, and genetics, this talk will argue that our taste for chemical intoxicants is not an evolutionary mistake, as we are so often told. In fact, intoxication helps solve …Read More