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Behind the Brews: Working Draft Beer Company
We sit down with Clinton Lohman, head brewer and co-owner of Working Draft Beer Company. Sponsored by HopCat. Read more
Behind the Brews: Sprecher Brewing Company
After 34 years, many people still think Sprecher Brewery is only a soda plant, but now in addition to beer they recently began making cider. Sponsored by HopCat. Read more
Feb 12, 2019
Robin Shepard
Behind the Brews: Alt Brew
Pinball and gluten-free beer? Don't mind if we do. In this episode of Behind the Brews, our hosts talk to Trevor Easton of Alt Brew. Sponsored by HopCat. Read more
Jan 29, 2019
Behind the Brews: Milwaukee Brewing Co.
Our Behind the Brews hosts sit down with Jim McCabe, owner/founder of Milwaukee Brewing Company, to see what's new with their Ninth Street location. "We had to be a party in the front and business in the back." Sponsored by HopCat. Read more
Dec 31, 2018
Behind the Brews: One Barrel Brewing
You heard it here: One Barrel Brewing Company will open a second location in Door County! Fred and Mark sit down with One Barrel Brewing's Peter Gentry to share some stories about Wisconsin's first nanobrewery. Sponsored by HopCat. Read more
Nov 26, 2018
Behind the Brews: Lakefront Brewery
We're taking you to Milwaukee to meet the brothers behind Lakefront Brewery, Russ and Jim Klisch. Sponsored by HopCat. Read more
Nov 5, 2018
Behind the Brews: Karben4
Sit back, take 10, and have a cold one with Karben4 Brewing. You’ve seen Fantasy Factory's label. It seemed to take Madison by storm. Ryan Koga and his team soon realized they were not selling beer, they were selling fun. Sponsored by HopCat. Read more
Oct 23, 2018
Behind the Brews: New Glarus Brewing Co.
Wisconsin. Beer. Power couple. Deb and Dan Carey of New Glarus Brewing Co. started 25 years ago with used equipment and a 10,000-barrel system. Fact: Deb was the first woman to operate a brewery in the United States. Sponsored by Hopcat. Read more
Aug 22, 2018
4:24 PM
Behind the Brews: Vintage Brewing Co.
Vintage Brewing Co. brewmaster Scott Manning started his brewing career in Tucson, Arizona, after his car broke down on the way to Los Angeles. Now, Vintage Brewing Co. is set to open their fourth location in Wisconsin. Sponsored by Hopcat. Read more
Aug 1, 2018
12:40 PM
Behind the Brews: Lake Louie Brewing
Lake Louie brewmaster Tom Porter once brought beer samples into bars using 20-ounce plastic pop bottles and transported half barrels in his Geo Prizm. Today, the Arena-based brewing company brews 136 barrels a week. Sponsored by HopCat. Read more
Jun 25, 2018
12:00 AM
Behind the Brews: Capital Brewery
Current renovations will almost double the indoor capacity at Capital Brewery and Bier Garten. Brewmaster Ashley Kinart-Short shares what the increased space and addition of a smaller brew system means for the brewery. Sponsored by HopCat. Read more
Jun 25, 2018
12:00 AM
Behind the Brews: Ale Asylum
"If it isn't something that would look good as a tattoo, we're not going to do it as a logo." In Episode Three of Behind the Brews, we talk design, new markets, paying it forward, women in the industry and more with the trio in charge of Ale Asylum. Read more
Apr 22, 2018
11:28 AM
Behind the Brews: Rob LoBreglio of Great Dane
Brewmaster Rob LoBreglio of The Great Dane Pub and Brewing Company talks about how the oldest brewpub in Madison is still such a powerhouse. Behind the Brews is brought to you by HopCat. Read more
Mar 16, 2018
5:17 PM
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The owners of Vintage had been keeping an eye out for another taproom location, says Scott Manning, a co-owner and brewmaster at Vintage, but many were too close to other Vintage locations. Read more
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