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Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin's Historic Bars & Breweries

Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin's Historic Bars & Breweries

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lyke Meeting Room
  Adult (Age 16 & up)  

Join Jim Draeger for a history of bars and breweries in Wisconsin. Beginning with inns and saloons, his book, Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin’s Historic Bars and Breweries, explores the rise of breweries, the effects of temperance and Prohibition, and attitudes about gender, ethnicity, and morality. It traces the development of the megabreweries, the dominance of the giants, and the emergence of microbreweries. 

Registration is preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. 

 
 
 
 
 
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