£3 (free concessions) 1 hour (no interval)
Beer remains the UK’s favourite drink, although consumer tastes in beer styles have evolved throughout the history of industrial brewing. Professor David Cook of the University’s International Centre for Brewing Science will examine how beer stimulates our senses and evaluate historical and modern trends in consumer preference and expectations for our national drink.
Image credit: Portrait of the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne and the 7th Earl of Lincoln, c.1721. Newcastle Collection, Ne 4 2/15.
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