Historian Theresa McCulla talks about the current state of the beer industry

As curator for the American Brewing History Initiative at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, Theresa McCulla is used to people telling her she has the coolest job on the planet—and she doesn’t dispute the sentiment. “I am incredibly fortunate to travel around to amazing breweries around the country and in my backyard,” she says. “Brewing is a very inspiring business.”