History of Beer

Dates: July 8 - August 12, 2025
Meets: Tu from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
 Location: Osher Online
Cost:  $75.00

There are still openings remaining at this time.

Date Day Time
07/08/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM
07/15/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM
07/22/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM
07/29/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM
08/05/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM
08/12/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM

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Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2025-2026 OLLI at MSU Membership

Description

This program will not be recorded.

Historians, beer enthusiasts, and curious minds alike will enjoy this exploration of the history of brewing. We will begin in the distant past with the invention of beer around 4000 BCE. Then, we will journey through time to the modern rise of craft brewing. Along the way, we will dive into fascinating topics, including medieval brewing, beer in Shakespeare's era, colonial brewing, Prohibition, indigenous brewing traditions worldwide, and the evolution of beer commercials. This course meets during happy hour, so feel free-nay, encouraged-to raise a glass and toast to history while we learn.

About the Osher Online Program

Osher Online programs are provided to OLLI at MSU from the Osher National Resource Center at Northwestern University. Experience shared online presentations with OLLI members from coast to coast! As part of the Osher Online program, OLLI at MSU members will enjoy national speakers and interact with fellow OLLI members nationwide.

Scholarship

Apply for a needs-based scholarship to take this offering.

Meet the Instructor

Fee:  $75.00

Osher Online

This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.

Karl Brown

Dr. Karl Brown teaches courses in modern European history, film and media studies, and the history of drugs and drinking at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Before his academic career, he installed and operated brewpubs in Japan and Greece. Brown co-founded Second Salem Brewing Company in Whitewater and is an avid homebrewer of beer, cider, wine, and mead.
Date Day Time Location
07/08/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Osher Online
07/15/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Osher Online
07/22/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Osher Online
07/29/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Osher Online
08/05/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Osher Online
08/12/2025Tuesday5 PM to 6:30 PM Osher Online