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Date and Time
Wednesday Dec 2, 2026
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CST
December 2nd
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location
Point Brewery
2617 Water Street, Stevens Point WI 54481
Fees/Admission
$17 for members
$20 for non-members
Description
Water, malt, yeast, and hops: these are essential ingredients of beer. Hops, specifically, play an outsized role in determining its flavor and aroma.
In this historical presentation, Jennifer Jordan will take us back to a brief but pivotal moment in the 19th century when Wisconsin produced much of the hops which is detailed in her new book, Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women Who Grew Them. Those hops are not the only ghosts in Jordan’s story; haunting her book’s pages are the young women whose harvest work was key to the American beer industry’s rise.
Due to the subject matter, this will be a 21+ presentation and will include a free drink of your choice.
About the presenter:
Jennifer Jordan is professor of sociology, urban studies, and history at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She is the author of Beer Ghosts: In Search of Lost Hops and the Women who Grew Them (University of Chicago Press, 2026), Edible Memory: The Lure of Heirloom Tomatoes and other Forgotten Foods (University of Chicago Press, 2015) and Structures of Memory: Understanding Urban Change in Berlin and Beyond (Stanford University Press, 2006).
