After Hours at the National Museum of American History: “Brewing a Revolution”

A panel of historians and industry experts will explore the role of taverns and coffeehouses as spaces of civic life, hubs of economic development and centers of regional and local identity. Visitors will hear about the evolution of these social institutions and their influence on American culture and sample five historic and modern brews alongside small bites. Tickets are $35 and include small bites and five drink samples. Speakers include Favio Garcia, brewery manager of Dynasty Brewing Company, Leesburg, Virginia; Michelle Craig McDonald, historian, educator and author of “Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States”; Mike Stein, brewer, author, historian, and co-creator of the research firm Lost Lagers; Thor Cheston, co-founder of Right Proper Brewing Company, Washington, D.C. The featured tastings will include craft been from Dynasty Brewing Company and Right Proper Brewing Company;1 cold brew coffee by Kenia Euceda Canales, coffee director of Cameo at the Roost and 1 coffee cocktail by Show of Hands bar at The Roost; along with themed snacks and appetizers.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online.