Museum of Beer and Brewing
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The Museum of Beer and Brewing is a non-profit educational organization that was founded in Milwaukee
, Wisconsin
, USA, by a group of beer
history enthusiasts. Since its conception, the group has lost one of its founding members, Karl Strauss
, a retired brewer
from the Pabst Brewing Company
. Strauss died in 2006, at the age of 94.
The organization plans to have a physical tour center opened, but currently hosts temporary exhibits at various venues in Milwaukee. Some of the venues include the Miller Inn tasting room at Miller Brewing Company
, and the former Brown Bottle Pub at the former Schlitz Brewery. The organization posts articles about brewing history and Milwaukee breweries on its website.
One of the newer board members is Erik Peterson. Peterson is the founder of several charity raising pub crawl
s in Milwaukee. He has raised thousands of dollars for a variety of charities.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, USA, by a group of beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
history enthusiasts. Since its conception, the group has lost one of its founding members, Karl Strauss
Karl Strauss
Karl Martin Strauss was a German-American brewer. A Jew, he fled Nazi Germany in 1939, and went on to become a brewer, executive, and consultant in the American brewing industry. He received numerous awards during his career, which spanned both the large national brewery and the microbrew segments...
, a retired brewer
Brewing
Brewing is the production of beer through steeping a starch source in water and then fermenting with yeast. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BCE, and archeological evidence suggests that this technique was used in ancient Egypt...
from the Pabst Brewing Company
Pabst Brewing Company
Pabst Brewing Company is an American company that dates its origins to a brewing company founded in 1844 by Jacob Best and by 1889 named after Frederick Pabst. It is currently the holding company contracting for the brewing of over two dozen brands of beer and malt liquor from defunct companies...
. Strauss died in 2006, at the age of 94.
The organization plans to have a physical tour center opened, but currently hosts temporary exhibits at various venues in Milwaukee. Some of the venues include the Miller Inn tasting room at Miller Brewing Company
Miller Brewing Company
The Miller Brewing Company is an American beer brewing company owned by the United Kingdom-based SABMiller. Its regional headquarters are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the company has brewing facilities in Albany, Georgia; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; Eden, North Carolina; Fort Worth, Texas;...
, and the former Brown Bottle Pub at the former Schlitz Brewery. The organization posts articles about brewing history and Milwaukee breweries on its website.
One of the newer board members is Erik Peterson. Peterson is the founder of several charity raising pub crawl
Pub crawl
A pub crawl is the act of one or more people drinking in multiple pubs or bars in a single night, normally walking or busing to each one between drinking.-Origin of the term:...
s in Milwaukee. He has raised thousands of dollars for a variety of charities.