Deconstructing the Soul of Senate: Malt Sensory Workshop

Join the Heurich House Museum and Lost Lagers on Thursday, September 24th from 6-8pm to celebrate the revival of ​the historic Chr. Heurich Brewing Co.’s Senate M​a​erzen and Craft Malt Month at Deconstructing the Soul of Senate: Malt Sensory Workshop.

The event will begin with a short talk and panel exploring the art, history, and process of craft malting​ with the Museum’s research partners in the revival, Mike Stein & Pete Jones of Lost Lagers. Joining Lost Lagers will be Thor Cheston of DC’s award-winning brewery Right Proper, as well as Susan Hebble & Brad Humbert of Bear Branch Malt who will also discuss their craft maltings in Carroll County Maryland and growing agricultural beer ingredients. Following the discussion, guests will get hands​-on with a guided tasting workshop​. Participants will ​conduct three different malt steeps, including the malt used in Senate Beer,​ Senate ​M​a​erzen, and ​a selection from Bear Branch. Taste, compare & discover how different malts shape the character of the beers ​you love.

Details:

• Tickets: $30 ($27 for members)

• 21+ Only, IDs checked at door

• All workshop supplies and tastings included

• Full Senate Beer & Senate Maerzen beers available for purchase

• 1921, the museum biergarten, opens at 4pm for guests arriving early. Front doors to the museum will open at 6pm.

Schedule: 

• 6:00: Doors Open

• 6:15: Panel Conversation

• 6:45: Tasting Workshop Begins

• 8:00: Event Ends

Senate Maerzen History

The historic Maerzen recipe comes from a 1933 entry in the notebook of Paul Kaiser, a Master Brewers’ Association of America member and head brewer at the Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. (1872-1956). Maerzen had been advertised in DC newspapers since 1880. Christian writes proudly in his autobiography From My Life, “The Paris World Exhibition of 1900 awarded its silver medal to Heurich’s “Maerzen” and “Senate” beers; Liege in Belgium crowned them in 1905 with a gold medal, and in 1907 Jamestown did likewise with a gold medal.”

Stop by the Museum’s biergarten or Right Proper to taste the brew and take home a 6-pack from July through October annually.

The revival of Senate Maerzen is researched by Lost Lagers, brewed by Right Proper Brewing Co. and is a public history project of the Heurich House Museum. The can was designed by Mike Van Hall.