CEDAR RAPIDS — Typically reserved as part of discussions over a variety of topics, beer instead took center stage this week in Cedar Rapids.Mark Stoffer Hunter, historian with The History Center, said beer “really was the first large-scale industry in Cedar Rapids.” He led a discussion on that subject Wednesday at Lion Bridge Brewing Company, organized by The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library.“Magnus is the name that really has persevered in Cedar Rapids,” Stoffer Hunter explained, “that is associated with beer history in Cedar Rapids.”The love for beer in Linn County hasn’t changed over the years.