Dr Christina Wade is a multi-award-winning historian, writer and medievalist living in Dublin. Best known for her work on the history of beer, she is the author of Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland and The Devil’s in the Draught Lines: 1000 Years of Women in Britain’s Beer History. She shares her research as Braciatrix, speaks at festivals around the world and co-hosts the forthcoming podcast The Dark Devours. She is also a BJCP-certified beer judge and a member of the Irish Food Writers Guild.

Christina has always firmly believed that Halloween is a lifestyle, not just a holiday. When she isn’t digging around in medieval manuscripts or 1930s folklore, she can usually be found trying to scare the hell out of herself or doing something ill-advised in the name of the devil.

You can find her on braciatrix.com or on Instagram and Bluesky @braciatrix