Fermentation Gets its own Curator

Good beer seems to be everywhere in Philadelphia so you may not be surprised at the news news from one of America’s oldest landmarks. Cliveden is a national trust historic site in Philadelphia’s Germantown area. The site-officially known as Cliveden of the National Trust, consists of a mansion and its outbuildings set in a beautiful, breezy, tree-shaded park.
Cliveden earned its place on the National Trust Register as the site of the battle of Germantown in the American Revolution. Then it was home to seven generations of the aristocratic Chew family, but it’s worked its way into the affections and current life of the city as the host of innovative educational and cultural eventts. This place is a lot more than a landmark.


So it’s worth noting that Cliveden just appointed its first Curator of History and Fermentation. Curator of Fermentation? Yup. His name is Phillip Seitz and along with his historian’s duties he is liason to the site's growing calendar of beer activities and to the Cliveden Brewers-its on-site brewing club.- Seitz has had an important role in the development of new ideas and programs for years, but the new title recognizes the way Cliveden has become the unofficial Mother House of the good-beer movement in Philadelphia .

After eight years with Cliveden the time has come for this recognition, says Executive Director David Young, and this special recognition is especially timely. "Hey,” he adds “it's cheaper than giving him a raise, so why not?"
For more information on Ciiveden and brewing at Cliveden, call: 215-848-1777

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