Beer
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Robin Shepard
Seek and you shall find
Humble Forager Austin Jevne graduated from West High School and turned to Octopi Brewing when he needed to produce his Humble Forager beers. The brewery distributes primarily in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois, but is expanding. Read more
Robin Shepard
More than a new brewpub
Hop Haus’s new Fitchburg location greatly expands its capacity for brewing, canning, and seating. The original Verona location will remain open as well. Read more
Sep 4, 2020
Robin Shepard
The alt is new again
As local beer venues begin to reopen, a round of new beers originally timed for craft beer week is starting to appear. A sticke alt created by homebrewers and brewed by Potosi benefited from the extra aging. Read more
Jun 8, 2020
There will be a short quiz
Some area breweries are looking to their customers for answers as to how to reopen in a way that will keep everyone safe, at ease and happy. Read more
May 27, 2020
Open for beer!
This is our ongoing list of area craft breweries offering their beer to-go, in crowlers, growlers, howlers, bomber bottles and more. Some even do online ordering and payment. Read more
Apr 28, 2020
Linda Falkenstein
Your beer pickup time is 3:18 p.m
Working Draft Beer Company moves to a lottery system and appointment times for equitability and safety in selling its popular beers. Read more
Apr 25, 2020
Robin Shepard
Rendezvous with Treffpunkt
Milwaukee’s Gathering Place Brewing Company has been distributing 16-ounce cans to Madison liquor stores on a more regular basis. A good way to get to know Gathering Place is by picking up its flagship, a kölsch called Treffpunkt. Read more
Mar 18, 2020
An imperial IPA without the high ABV
Ale Asylum is reducing the high ABVs in some of its popular IPAs for 2020. Jacksin Jr. is a 6 percent ABV version of Satisfaction Jacksin. Read more
Mar 11, 2020
3:00 PM
Robin Shepard
Back to the bock
The traditional bock that Capital Brewery made way back when is back after more than 20 years. The recipe was lost, but brewmaster Ashley Kinart-Short recreated it. Read more
Mar 4, 2020
3:00 PM
Working Draft Beer Company
How good can a pilsner be?
Golden lagers, especially the Czech pilsner style, have little room for error. Working Draft’s Clint Lohman hasn’t made any errors with the brewery’s latest, “To Those Who Wait.” Read more
Feb 26, 2020
3:00 PM
Robin Shepard
It’s a keeper
It’s hard to find a Bière de Garde on the market. The Lone Girl and Giant Jones have teamed up for a very inviting take on the style. Read more
Feb 19, 2020
3:00 PM
Robin Shepard
Swirl and sip
At 15 percent ABV, BW.01 from Delta Beer Lab makes a huge barleywine statement. It’s Delta’s first barrel-aged beer, but won’t be the last. Read more
Feb 12, 2020
3:00 PM
Robin Shepard
If candy were a beer
Wisconsin Brewing Company’s Boom Run is a sweet, creamy milk stout. Even better: it pairs well with a classic Wisconsin fish fry. Read more
Feb 5, 2020
4:00 PM
