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We Checked Out the Central Waters Taproom on Hallowed Beer Ground

One of Wisconsin’s best breweries feels right at home in the physical heart of Milwaukee’s beer history.

Back in 2017, Pabst tried to create a modern-day brewing destination on the sprawling campus where it had made beer for more than a century. It was a feel-good story – the return of a hometown favorite to brew the first beer on Pabst’s hallowed grounds in decades –?but it never got much traction and the little brewpub closed in December 2020.?

Less than a year after that closing, a relatively tiny brewery from central Wisconsin has taken over the space and succeeded where the behemoth failed.?

The 24-year-old Central Waters Brewing of Amherst is unquestionably one of the best breweries in the state....

Ken Notes: You have to love a good Wisconsin Story...

Travel Wisconsin- Breweries & Distilleries

Winter is a great time to enjoy dark and rich seasonally brewed beers or to discover a new winter oasis to sip Wisconsin-made spirits. With more than 200 breweries, over 100 wineries and 35 distilleries, Wisconsin is one of the nation’s best destinations to discover your new favorite drink.

Buy a round at Bare Bones Brewery in Oshkosh (Winnebago County)
Taste Wisconsin made spirits at Tattersall Distilling in River Falls (Pierce County)
Taste the hops in Hillsboro at Hillsboro Brewing Company (Vernon County)

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UW-Madison grads are bringing their historic JK Williams whiskey brand to Wisconsin

While the roots of JK Williams Distilling in Peoria, Ill., go back to prohibition, the business is a career change for UW-Madison alumni Andy Faris and his wife, Stacy Shunk Faris, a Madison native. The former co-owner of Taste of Minnesota, Faris bought the business in 2019.

Head distiller Jeff Murphy, who spent nearly a decade at Bayou Rum in Louisiana, joined the team in May 2020. In 2021 JK Williams opened a tasting room and released two new spirits, including the brand’s first wheat whiskey.

Their current lineup includes the Bridge Series American Wheat Whiskey, Stormy River Rye Whiskey, Gold Zephyr Straight Bourbon Whiskey, and Blueprint Vodka, with labels designed by Faris’ son...

...Faris will be on hand with JK Williams for a tasting with three pours for $30 from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3 at Natty Oaks, 11505 W. National Ave., West Allis. For reservations go to nattyoaks.com....

What Is A Nitro Beer And Why Is It So Special?

Before we can talk about nitrogen, we have to talk about carbon dioxide (CO2).

CO2 is a natural product of the beer brewing process. Brewers also add more CO2 to the final product to create that carbonated mouthfeel experience we come to expect with every beer we consume.

But, CO2 isn’t the only way to get an interesting mouthfeel or flavor from a beer. You can also pressurize beer in sealed kegs or in-line on the way through a draft system to your glass with nitrogen.

First, What Makes CO2 In Beer Unique To Begin With?

Beer is normally carbonated with CO2 which is a colorless, flavorless gas, that gives beer its foam, aromatic head and crisp, bubbly mouthfeel. Some say CO2 in beer is like salt on food – it enhances flavors already present....

Ken Notes: Great Read! And covers on of my all time favorites, 3 Sheeps Brewing - Cashmere Hammer. mmmmmmmmm....

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Events and Calendars

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Back in bock — sort of

The Great Dane highlights bocks for a week in its pubs, while Capital goes ahead with the traditional Bockfest

The bock beer season gets into full swing in February and March. Strong bocks and doppelbocks have long been associated with monastery brewing as a kind of liquid bread that helped monks get through their fasting during the Lenten season. This year, the Great Dane has again cancelled its annual Bockfest due to the COVID-19 pandemic (although creating a week-long bock focus in its restaurants) while Capital Brewery in Middleton is returning to its traditional day-long Saturday celebration.

Great Dane Pub & Brewing is releasing its best-selling seasonal Velvet Hammer Bock...

Capital will hold its 25th Annual Capital Bockfest on Feb. 26. This event is traditionally held outside in the biergarten, whatever the weather...

If you are looking for something sweet for Valentine`s Day, pick up a four pack of G5 Brewing Company’s Tastes Like Midnight...

A beer that might be hard to spot but worth looking for is a new Scotch ale from the Potosi Brewing Company...

Jessica Jones from Giant Jones Brewing Company and Clint Lohman of Working Draft Beer Company have been collaborating on a Baltic porter...

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10 Things to Do in Milwaukee This Weekend: Jan. 28-30

...Supper Club Menu Launch Party

FRIDAY AT 5 P.M. | GREAT LAKES DISTILLERY

Great Lakes Distillery is throwing a “Super Small Supper Club Soiree” to celebrate their new supper club-inspired food and drink menu, complete with live jazz piano by Anthony Deutsch. The supper club is a Wisconsin classic, and typically revolves around comfort foods, mood lighting and a classic, Wisconsin old fashioned....

`A true Wisconsin wedding`: These couples got married at Lakefront Brewery on Valentine`s Day — and you might be able to, too

Maggie Schultz and Mark Hackett of Waukesha planned to have their wedding on Sept. 12, 2020. Then they pushed it to Feb. 13, 2021.

Having a very big wedding at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino was at the top of Jordan and Chris Palmer`s list. They wanted Chris` extended family from Canada to be able to be there as well.

The COVID-19 pandemic shook up all of those plans.

But it didn`t stop both couples from tying the knot in 2021. And they even did it in super Wisconsin fashion — at a brewery.

For years, Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee has offered Valentine`s Day wedding ceremonies, which are held in a decorated, private room called the “Lakefront Chapel."...

...How to get married at Lakefront

This year, Lakefront, 1872 N. Commerce St., is offering wedding ceremonies every 15 minutes from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 14, according to a news release.

Reservations — which close at midnight on Feb. 7 — cost $20 and can be made while available at lakefrontbrewery.com/valentines-day-celebration-of-love. As of Jan. 26, about 17 time slots were still open. ...

Ken Notes: Do not forget to invite me to the reception!

Milwaukee mayoral candidates to participate in firkin tapping held by Lakefront, Black Husky breweries

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Lakefront Brewery and Black Husky Brewing have invited all seven of Milwaukee`s mayoral candidates for a special firkin tapping.

The breweries say this Saturday, Jan. 29, each candidate will have their own beer casks outside Black Husky, and they will simultaneously pound the firkin faucets.

“Being a great brewing center, it will be nice to have a Milwaukee mayor who can perform ceremonial tappings at openings of festivals and events. But most importantly, our event shows that these candidates are all willing to come out, meet the people and have some fun.” said Russ Klisch, president of Lakefront Brewery....

Wisconsin Dells offers much to do in the winter, from wineries to state parks

It’s winter in the Waterpark Capital of the World, and while the area`s indoor waterparks offer plenty of summer-like fun year-round, the area offers much more to do both inside and out....

....The area is home to five wineries, and an easy way to see a few without having to designate a driver is on a Wisconsin Dells trolley tour. The Full Winery Experience tour includes tastings at three wineries and lunch at a local restaurant. The wineries the tour stops at change weekly, but they include Fawn Creek, Baraboo Bluff, Balanced Rock, Broken Bottle and Prairie Hawk. The tour company also offers an express version of the tour that stops at two wineries.

A little farther afield is Wollersheim Winery, about 30 miles south of the Dells in Prairie du Sac. The winery traces its roots — literally — to the 1840s, but is celebrating its 50th anniversary of its current iteration this year. Over those 50 years the winery has added a distillery that now makes a variety of spirits that are offered in tastings and cocktails served onsite, and a bistro that pairs those spirits and Wollersheim wine with local and seasonal fare. ...

Ken Notes: Not to mention several Breweries and a few Distilleries. Plus, it is an easy sell, "Honey want to take the kids to the Dells this weekend?"

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Romantic Getaways for Chicago Couples

Nothing says “I love you” as much as spending time together. Plus, taking a break from chores and carpooling is a total bonus too. Plan a Midwest weekend getaway with your love.

Enjoy some one-on-one time (like before the children came along). Even if you want to postpone traveling at the moment, remember these relaxing destinations that will slow you down enough to feel your hearts flutter...

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Kohler, Wisconsin

Ken Notes: We LOVE Chicago Visitors... Eat, drink, be merry and go home!!!

PetSkull Brewing Begins Selling Food

When they moved from their small taproom on South 9th Street to their current location on Buffalo Street, the folks at PetSkull Brewing in Manitowoc said they wanted to start selling food. Now, that dream is starting to take shape.

We spoke with Paul Hoffman, the founder and owner of the local brewery, who explained that they ran three pop-up menus this week. “A pop-up menu is, this is what we have today,” Hoffman explained. “If something runs out, the next day it may be different. It’s not a full menu, it’s kind of a building up kinda thing.”...

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