Does the world need a new definition of beer?
A PROVOCATIVE QUESTION | On November 12–14, 2022, speakers from an array of disciplines – including an archaeologist, a chef, a maltster, many beverage journalists and book authors, as well as professional brewers and historians – gathered at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia to take part in Ales Through the Ages, a unique in-person/virtual conference focused on beer’s place in history.