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The Greatest Show on Earth

Beer & Cheese Fest returns to the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, for year 12 on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022! Meet and mingle with brewers and cheesemakers from around the state (and beyond) and sample hundreds of delicious creations in the midst of your bleak Wisconsin winter. This event is for attendees 21+ years of age.

This event sells out every year, so grab them while you can.

Watch this episode of Discover Wisconsin to see what our fest is all about.

Best of Fest: Attendees vote to declare which beer and cheese is the Best of Fest.

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The holidays may be over, but the season for celebrating is still going strong at The 024 – and not just because some festively glittering New Year’s décor can still be found on its tables and over the bar. This weekend, the Grafton craft beer hotspot – found at 1300 14th Ave. – will celebrate its five-year anniversary with two small (and sold-out) gatherings for friends and regulars who feel more like family, who’ve all played their part in brewing some wonderful new history in an old historic building.

"I’ve really enjoyed the journey,” said Paul Alexander, who co-owns and bartends at The 024 with his wife, Liz. “It was a step outside of my comfort zone, but it was a good thing for me to do. I was ready to do this.” ...
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Nearly two decades after he began the fight to bring distilling to Wisconsin, Great Lakes Distillery founder Guy Rehorst is branching out into nonalcoholic options with a new company, Boundless Beverage. 

On Jan. 27 he`ll launch Sans, the newest brand from Boundless. The first product will be Junipre (pronounced like juniper), a nonalcoholic botanical spirit with flavors of juniper, ginseng, orange zest, coriander, cardamom and chili pepper. The event begins at 5 p.m. in the Great Lakes Distillery Tasting Room,  616 W. Virginia St., and is open to the public.

 "The basis was modeled after our gin that we produce at the distillery, Rehorst Gin, but it does not have the same flavor profile," Rehorst said.

He found inspiration from the growing market for zero-proof cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks, but also from his own friends and family...

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MILWAUKEE (January 13, 2022) – My Turn number 41, in a long line of employee-made beer, is a Belgian-style Grand Cru. Tyler Senz is a long-time Brewery employee and a favorite brewing tech. “The term Grand Cru indicates a more elaborate version of a brand,” said Senz. “It denotes a limited production of a special or higher quality beer. If I do say so myself.”

The My Turn Tyler, Grand Cru, tastes of dark brown sugar, dried cherry and dates from Belgian yeast joined together with a caramelly and toasty base. “Tyler and the brewers crafted something special,” said Lakefront Brewery Brand Manager, Michael Stodola. Usually, our My Turn series serves up something interesting, but Tyler takes that one step farther. It’s a special liquid.”...

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Friday, January 14th, 2021

Paradiddle`s Café Pop-Up + Live Music from Kelly Jackson

?Join us at the distillery for a fun filled Friday night with great food and live music! Paradiddle`s Café from Waterloo, WI will be here with their delicious sandwiches, wraps, soup and desserts and the Kelly Jackson will be performing an awesome acoustic set. Don`t miss out!

5-8 PM

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Winter brews from Full Mile, Hop Haus, Lone Girl, Delta Beer Lab and One Barrel take away the chill

Delta Beer Lab just released its Scotch ale, aged 10 months in J. Henry and Sons bourbon barrels. It’s complex and sweet, with toffee and caramel flavors that meld with the barrel’s oakiness, and modestly strong at 7.5 percent ABV. ...

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Ken Notes: So many brews so little time...

Social media is full of pictures of places and things that you might look at and think "there is no way that`s real." This is the exact thought I had when I saw a photo of this bar in Wisconsin.

Unless you happen to be in the area don`t focus on the location way up in Northern Wisconsin. You have got to see photos of the inside and outside this place...
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Ken Notes: My dad used to take clients for the Waupaca Foundry to a place called Guth`s in the 70`s on the Wolf River, he told them to dress up, it was not much more that this place and the driveway was all bottle caps...

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Ken Notes: This might be an opportunity for a new establishment in Pleasant Prairie...

Since 1987, Lakefront Brewery has been a leader in brewing the best beers in Wisconsin. (Actually, we’re now winning awards all over the world!) In addition to our award-winning beer, year after year we are winning awards for our fish fries, cheese curds, and brewery tours. Come be a part of the team behind it all!

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WISCONSIN: Leinenkugel’s Collaboration Lager

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; Lager, 5.4%

This medium-bodied amber Lager – a collaboration with German brewery Hofbrau Munchen - is dark in color. Slight peach notes come across every sip, as do its malts. A bit different, quaffable....
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Ken Notes: If your getting in bed with another brewer, Hofbrau is not a bad choice...

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Nestled within a Wisconsin brewery is a chalkboard filled with nearly 400 white dashes. Every time a customer of Commerce Street Brewery in Mineral Point buys a beer for the late actress Betty White, another mark is added to the board.

For the last four years, the pub has let patrons come in and buy beers for their friends in advance, Mike Zupke, owner of Commerce Street Brewery, told Fox News Digital.

"They would say, `I`m going to buy this person a beer for the next time they come in,` which is sort of common being in Mineral Point," Zupke said. "And so we started writing names on the board."

About the time of her 97th birthday, White`s name made its first appearance....

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Ken Notes: I ran this story as a lead last week and a lot of media picked up on it, a good thing. Consider a donation to you local shelter, tell `em Betty sent you...

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Tasting in the cellar is a great experience-based visit at the winery.

Join a small group through a wine tasting and gain insight knowledge of winemaking in the cellar lounge. The wine tasting and education aspect will be as a group while you`ll enjoy a glass and wine & cheese board with your possie.

• 4 pour wine tasting
• Guided winemaking knowledge and education course in the winery
• Glass of wine, cheese + meat plate
• 15% off to-go items

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