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Beer in the Smithsonian's Collections

Beer has a long and global history. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is collecting, documenting and preserving the history of beer in the United States. Check out food and drink history initiatives happening around the museum. There you can find blog posts by our brewing historian Theresa McCulla and recorded panel discussions, visit Smithsonian Sidedoor and listen to a podcast episode about American homebrewing.


The Refined Process Behind a Perfect Pint of Beer

Colorimeter

Photograph, Eigenbrot Brewery, 1888

Acme Shipping Crate

House made from beer cans in Maxwell, eastern New Mexico, June 11, 1995

Bottle, Ale, Lindbergh, King Collection

Draft Beers

Advertisement for Schlitz beer from Life magazine

Schaefer Beer Spectacular and billboards, Times Square, New York City

Times Square (Budweiser)

50c Beer revenue stamp proof single

W.C. Fields

Barry Fitzgerald

"Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)"

Bevo Shipping Crate

Beer straw

Tavern Sign

THE ACT OF DRINKING BEER WITH FRIENDS IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF ART

Edward G. Robinson, Pabst

The Beer Barrel Polka; Well All Right

12 1/2c Beer revenue stamp proof single

Advertisement for the "National Union of the United Brewery Workmen"

Beer tumbler

beer tap

Celluloid Foam Scraper

Beer Strainer

Michelob Beer

case, beer

Falstaff Beer

Man with Schaefer beer at telphone

Genuine Ballantine Draft Beer

Budweiser Lager Beer

Narragansett Lager Beer

Anchor Steam Beer

Pumpkin Ale


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