Jim Klisch and the hops behind Lakefront’s brew
The Milwaukee County Historical Society’s Brew City MKE hosted its first of the Behind the Brew series for 2018 on January 4. The founder and co-owner of Lakefront Brewery, Jim Klisch, hosted the unique event on the continuing history and innovation of hops in the American IPA. His talk had a emphasis on the application of hops in the brewing process of particular to Milwaukee. Hops are the flowers of the hop plant Humulus lupulus, used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, giving the beverage bitter, zesty, or citric flavors. “A community has formed at these...
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