A Grand, Epic “Museum of Beer”

Exciting plans are underway to build a Museum of Beer outside Pittsburgh PA.  From their website comes the following information:

We want to tell the fascinating ten-thousand year old story of beer, dating from its role in the origins of civilization through the booming craft beer movement. BREW will be a place to celebrate the totality of beer, to experience and enjoy beer in all its magnificent manifestations.

We will be focusing exhibits on many of the entertaining turning points through beer’s history. Sample exhibits may include:

• Origins of beer and civilizatino
• Beer in the middle ages
• Beer (and immigrants) come to america
• Beer and industrialization
• Prohibition
• World War II
• Corporatization of Beer
• Wonky beer stats
• Beers of the world
• Craft beer and it’s place in history
• Beer making, the art and craft
• Baseball, America’s pastime and beer
• Women in beer
• Beer laws, not so dry
• The spirituality of beer and spirits
• Beer in the media
• Beer heroes and villains
• Beer and your health
• Beer awards
• Beer in the news
• The future of beer

The founders promise Brew will not only be “epic” but “the most robust, broad-based, expansive beer museum of its kind. Brew will explore the sacred and profane aspects of beer, from gods and saints to grinches and villains in the story of beer.

Likening its size and scope to that of Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, three craft beer drinkers in Pittsburgh are formally announcing the launch of Brew: The Museum of Beer Wednesday night. Though other beer museums exist or are in development, founders promise Brew will not only be “epic” but “the most robust, broad-based, expansive beer museum of its kind.”

With an anticipated opening in the spring of 2018, the 50,000-square-foot scholarly museum plans to showcase historical artifacts and modern interactive exhibits likely to span subjects from immigration to health to laws to baseball to women to media. Additionally, visitors can eat and drink at a 300-seat brewpub, pay their respects at a Beer Hall of Fame, and learn about all 4,800 American breweries on a Brewers Wall covered with information about them.

Check them out at http://brewmuseum.com/ and support their efforts.  I am toasting them with a frosty cold one now :-)