What’s historic about a beer? Find out from the creators of Senate Beer during this tasting at 1921, the Heurich House Museum’s Biergarten.
If you’re a beer fan in the District, you’ve likely noticed Senate Beer on the menu of some of your favorite watering holes. But what makes it historic? Sip this revival lager with the DC History Center on Saturday, October 22, 1 – 3 pm, and learn from its creators Kimberly Bender (CEO & Museum Director of Heurich House Museum) and Thor Cheston (Co-founder of Right Proper) about the collaborations that led to this unique DC public history project. And what better location to drink up DC’s brewing history than 1921, the Biergarten at the Heurich House Museum?
The historic Chr. Heurich Brewing Co.’s Senate Beer—a classic corn lager (yes, corn)—was popularized in the 1890’s, survived Prohibition, and was produced until 1956. Senate Beer is the most historically and scientifically accurate beer recreation we know of. The modern revival recipe, unraveled by Oregon State University’s fermentation science experts, is based on a 200-page laboratory report from 1948 found in the National Archives. Today the beer is brewed and distributed by Right Proper Brewing Company and is a public history project of the Heurich House Museum.
TICKETS
Tickets are limited, so register today! This is a 21+ event. Cost of admission includes one Senate Beer.
- $25 for general admission
- $20 for students and DC History Center members
We hope you’ll spend the afternoon meeting other beer and history enthusiasts at this DC History Center x Heurich House collab! Attendees are welcome to purchase additional beverages and snacks while hanging out in the Biergarten after the program.
PARTNERS
This program, offered by the DC History Center and the Heurich House Museum, is only the most recent collaboration in a long joint history. From the mid 1950s to the early 2000s, the DC History Center (then known as the Columbia Historical Society and then the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.) owned and operated the four-story mansion, until 2003 when the Heurich House Foundation purchased the mansion. In 2012, the museum began operations as a historic house museum. Today, the DC History Center still houses the Christian Heurich Family Research and Heurich Brewery Records collection (MS 0537).