Philadelphia\u2019s revolutionary history is getting a little more spirited.<\/p>\n
From March 13-28, Christ Church Burial Ground will host the new Brew N\u2019 History Tour, a 21+ guided walking experience that pairs colonial storytelling with beer samples from Yards Brewing Company.<\/p>\n
Yes, it\u2019s a history tour in a cemetery. With beer.<\/p>\n
The Old City burial ground is the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin and four other signers of the Declaration of Independence. Along the way, guests will learn how beer, cider and wine shaped daily life in 18th-century Philadelphia, where alcohol was often safer than water and central to the tavern debates that helped shape a new nation.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia was also one of the New World\u2019s early brewing capitals, with alcohol woven into the city\u2019s social, political and economic life as early as the 1680s.<\/p>\n
As visitors move past the graves of more than 4,000 Philadelphians, guides will pair stories of founders, doctors and writers with Yards brews inspired by Revolutionary-era drink culture, offering a fresh perspective on the lives behind the monuments.<\/p>\n
Space is limited, and advance tickets are recommended.<\/p>\n