Summary: For centuries, brew masters both professional and homegrown have pursued the perfect pour - a delectable combination of barley, yeast, water, and hops and few states can claim as devoted a relationship to beer as Minnesota. Starting with its first brewery in 1849, Hoverson will tell the story of the state’s beer industry from the small-town breweries that gave way to larger companies with regional and national prominence (including Hamm's, Grain Belt, and Schell's) to the vibrant beer culture of today, led by a new wave of breweries such as Summit, Lake Superior Brewing Co., and Surly. Presented by Doug Hoverson. Hoverson is a teacher at St. Thomas Academy, associate editor of American Breweriana Journal, a certified beer judge, and the author of Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota. Presented by The Friends and the Marquette Financial Companies on July 31, 2008.
