2008 PROGRAMMING

2:00–6:00 pm. Historic Brewing Techniques
Presented by The Cliveden Brewers Club

Scheduled to run throughout the festival, the Cliveden Brewers Club will be making a presentation on historic brewing techniques.

3:00 pm. The Beers and Breweries of Colonial Philadelphia
Presented by Richard Wagner, Philadelphia Brewery Historian

Richard Wagner, Brewery Historian, will chronicle the development of the city’s brewing industry beginning with its first English brewer, William Frampton, who built a bake and brew house in 1685. He shows where the first dozen or so breweries were and discusses the beers they brewed and their significance to the colonists’ diet as well as the city’s economy.

Rich Wagner has been researching Pennsylvania brewing history for the past 28 years. In 1991 he brewed the first batch of beer in the bake and brew house at Pennsbury Manor. Since then he’s constructed his own equipment and has taken his colonial brewing demonstration “from coast to coast.” He is currently working on a book where he, as colonial brewer, will take the reader on a virtual Philadelphia tavern tour circa 1685 and 1785.

You can read some of his articles on the subject by visiting the archive link at pabreweryhistorians.tripod.com.

4:00 pm. WORLD BEER STYLES: A Tutored Tasting
Presented by David Houseman, Certified Grand Master III Judge

Homebrewer, educator, and certified Grand Master Beer Judge David Houseman, will lead an inter-active evaluation of world beer styles as he guides the program attendees through the evaluation of 6 beers specifically chosen for this presentation. In the tutored tasting, Mr. Houseman will show you how to identify characteristics, recognize faults, and how to provide an overall evaluation of different world beer styles.

David Houseman has judged over 100 homebrew competitions and has been a repeat judge for the annual Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. He has led instructional classes on food and beer pairings, beer styles, and beer evaluation.

4:45 pm. Wanamaker Lewis Performance

Philly's finger pickin' blues legend, Wanamaker Lewis, will be joining the Festival lineup of special guests for a special performance at the Cliveden Winter Beer Festival.