BRATTLEBORO — On Wednesday, Aug, 19, at 7 p.m., in the Brooks Memorial Library's meeting room, authors Adam Krakowski and Kurt Staudter will speak about the history of brewing in Vermont, which is told in their recent book, Vermont Beer: History of a Brewing Revolution.
Krakowski is a decorative and fine arts conservator based in Quechee. He holds a B.A. in art history with a minor in museum studies and an M.S. in historic preservation from the University of Vermont.
He has worked at museums, historical societies, art galleries, and restoration firms all over New York and New England. He was the recipient of the 2010 Weston Cate Jr. Research Fellowship from the Vermont Historical Society for his project, A Bitter Past: Hop Farming in Nineteenth-Century Vermont.
Staudter is the executive director of the Vermont Brewers Association, which represents all the breweries in the state. He is also the Vermont columnist for the Yankee Brew News and has written about beer and politics in the Vermont Standard and Vermont Magazine.
He learned about beer at a very early age (perhaps a little too early by today's standards) from his first-generation German-American father, who made sure that his love for good food, great beer, and family were passed on to the next generation. Along with his wife, Patti, he runs the trade association for the Vermont brewers from Springfield.