The Victorian Society in America – Northern New Jersey Chapter is hosting “Beer, Glorious Beer: The History of Beer and Newark Breweries,” on Monday, January 16, 7 p.m., at Montclair Women’s Club, 82 Union Street, Montclair. *Many people underestimate the important role that Beer has played in the rise of civilization, the early settlement of America, the Revolutionary War, and more recently, the industrialization of Newark. Mac McParland, VSA Board Member and member of the Glen Ridge Home Brewers Association, will talk about how beer has been involved in all of these developments.We’ll take a…