John Gurda - Milwaukee On Tap

Join historian John Gurda for a lively look back at the beverage that made Milwaukee famous. Good water, abundant ice, and a huge German population made Milwaukee a logical center of the brewing trade. Although beer was its most important product for only one year – 1890- the “amber nectar” shaped Milwaukee’s character and cemented its image in the national consciousness. Learn how we became the beer capital of the world.