GEOG30773

This course uses beer (and wine) as a lens to examine the intersections of historical, environmental, cultural, legal, and economic geography. Students are introduced to the major systematic fields of Geographic inquiry: Historical Geography, Cultural Geography, Economic Geography, etc through focused lessons examining the role of beer production in the establishment of historical civilizations, how climate change affects barley and hop production, and the locational characteristics required for a brewery or brewpub to be successful.