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Documenting the history of American beer

The Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC has put out an advert for a beer historian to join its staff. Unsurprisingly they have been inundated with applicants for the $65,000 a year post. So what exactly is a beer historian and why is the position needed? Newsday's Alan Kasujja and Lebo Diseko spoke to Susan Evans McClure, Director of the Smithsonian Food History Programs.

(Photo: Pint of beer Credit: Carlos Andre Santos/Thinkstock)

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