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How Beer Saved the World is an hour-long documentary that was broadcast on the Discovery Channel on January 30, 2011. Produced by Australian production company Beyond Productions, the documentary takes a look at the origins of beer and how it has had an influence on major events in human history such as the building of the pyramids in Egypt and the creation of modern medicine.
Original Release
01/30/2011
US Release
01/30/2011
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Henry Strozier | Self - Narrator |
| George Armelagos | Self - Professor of Anthropology, Emory University |
| Charlie Bamforth | Self - Professor of Brewing Science, University of California |
| Kyria Boundy-Mills | Self - Professor of Microbiology, University of California |
| Drew Brosseau | Self - Mayflower Brewery |
| Betsy Bryan | Self - Professor of Egyptology, John Hopkins University |
| Patrick Hayes | Self - Professor of Food Science, Oregon State University |
| Everett Howell | Boston Tea Party Organizer |
| Patrick McGovern | Self - Professor of Bio-Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania |
| Jaron Mitchell | Self - 4Pines Brewing Company |
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Henry Strozier | Self - Narrator |
| George Armelagos | Self - Professor of Anthropology, Emory University |
| Charlie Bamforth | Self - Professor of Brewing Science, University of California |
| Kyria Boundy-Mills | Self - Professor of Microbiology, University of California |
| Drew Brosseau | Self - Mayflower Brewery |
| Betsy Bryan | Self - Professor of Egyptology, John Hopkins University |
| Patrick Hayes | Self - Professor of Food Science, Oregon State University |
| Everett Howell | Boston Tea Party Organizer |
| Patrick McGovern | Self - Professor of Bio-Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania |
| Jaron Mitchell | Self - 4Pines Brewing Company |
| Bernard Nagengast | Self - Author & Technical Historian |
| Maureen Ogle | Self - Author & Historian |
| David Ryder | Self - Vice President Brewing & Research MillerCoors |
| Thomas Shellhammer | Self - Professor of Fermentation Science, Oregon State University |
| Quentin R. Skrabec Jr. | Self - Associate Professor of Business, University of Findlay |
| Gregg Smith | Self - Author & Historian |
| Stephen Tinney | Self - Associate Professor of Assyriology, University of Pennsylvania |
| Richard Unger | Self - Professor of Medieval History, University of British Columbia |
| Josef Wegner | Self - Egyptologist, University of Pennsylvania Museum |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Martyn Ives | Producer |
| Andrea Dal Bosco | Producer |
| Skye Trimble | Producer |
| Kristin Wilcox | Producer |
