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Sprecher has some of the worst beer I have ever tasted.
Their Amber is average IMO, as is the Hefe. The Mai Bock and Abbey Triple are excellent. Pilser is meh (but aren't they all). Can't really comment on the Black Bavarian or IPA as I tend to avoid those styles. I'm not usually into stout much but really like the Irish Stout. They used to have a Brew Pub Brown which I didn't care for. So YMMV.
Late to the game in what way? Lakefront was killing the game in 2000 at least and that pre-dated the craft beer boom.
I was drinking craft beer in 1986 in Boston. A co-worker's brother owned the brewery and we thought he was nuts to take on Big Beer.And that doesn't even count the fact that back then, Sam Adams was considered craft beer.
I feel like that can be said for a number of cities, both large and mid-size.
Dr. Blackheart religiously reads Vogue, heyner?
+1 and the Abbey Triple
To be fair, Denver, Chicago, Portland are all larger than MKE but a fair point that MKE was a slow starter (except that Sprecher and Lakefront are older than most craft brewers), but there has been an explosion in recent years although some have already gone out of business (Brenner, Horny Goat). Here's the BA list:•Third Space Brewing - 1505 W St Paul Ave, Milwaukee•Black Husky Brewing - 909 E Locust St, Milwaukee•Eagle Park Brewing - 823 E Hamilton Street, Milwaukee•3 Sheeps Brewing - 1327 Huron Ave, Sheboygan•1840 Brewing Company - 342 E Ward St, Milwaukee•Raised Grain Brewing Company - 2244 W Bluemound Rd, Waukesha•Good City Brewing - 2108 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee•Rustic Road Brewing Company - 5706 6th Ave, Kenosha•Like Minds Brewing Company - 823 E Hamilton St, Milwaukee•City Lights Brewing Co. - 2200 W Mt Vernon Ave, Milwaukee•Silver Creek Brewing Co. - N57 W6172 Portland Road, Cedarburg•Lakefront Brewery, Inc. - 1872 N Commerce St., Milwaukee•Biloba Brewing Company - 18720 Pleasant St, Brookfield•Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - 740 N Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee•The Fermentorium - 7481 Highway 60, Cedarburg•The Explorium Brewpub - 5300 S 76th St, Ste 1450A, Greendale•Delafield Brewhaus - 3832 Hillside Dr, Delafield•MobCraft Beer - 505 S 5th St, Milwaukee•Brewfinity Brewing Company - N58W39800 Industrial Rd Ste D, Oconomowoc•Public Craft Brewing Company - 716 58th St, Kenosha•Milwaukee Brewing Company - 613 S 2nd St, Milwaukee•Company Brewing - 735 E Center St, Milwaukee•Enlightened Brewing Company - 2018 S 1st St, Milwaukee•Urban Harvest Brewing Company - 1024 S 5th St, Milwaukee•Big Head Brewing Co. - 6204 W State St, Wauwatosa•St. Francis Brewery & Restaurant - 3825 S. Kinnickinnic Ave, St. Francis•Sprecher Brewing Company - 701 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale•District 14 Brewery & Pub - 2273 S Howell Ave, Milwaukee•Water Street Brewery - 1101 N. Water Street, Milwaukee•Milwaukee Ale House - 233 North Water Street, Milwaukee•Water Street Brewery - 3191 Golf Road, Delafield•R' Noggin Brewing Co - 6521 120th Ave, Kenosha•Lithia Brewing Company - 825 Schoenhaar Dr., West Bend•Bavarian Bierhaus - 700 W Lexington Blvd, Glendale•Pabst Milwaukee Brewing - 1037 W Juneau Ave, Milwaukee•Riverside Brewery And Restaurant - 255 South Main St., West Bend•Chameleon Brewing - 701 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale•Miller Brewing Co. - 3939 West Highland Boulevard, Milwaukee
It’s hard to keep track of what really still counts as craft beer anymore.It seems like good ones either get too big to be considered “craft” for very long or get bought by one of the big conglomerates. Is Sprecher small enough to still be considered a craft brewery?
As was Wasatch Brewery in Utah, 1986. Greg is an MU alum. Plus, he pokes the Mormons with his Polygamy Porter and Evolution Ale.“Where’s the beer? Where are the breweries?” Those were among the first thoughts Greg Schirf had after moving to Utah from Milwaukee in the early 80’s. Incredibly, drinking and brewing were all but forbidden. Greg took matters into his own hands and did what any self-respecting midwesterner would do: He started a brewery. Wasatch was the very first brewery in Utah – and one of the first craft brewers in all of the U.S. – brewing award-winning brews since 1986.In 1988, Greg Schirf proposed another bill to the Utah Legislature making brewpubs legal in Utah and opened the first brewpub at the top of historic Main Street in the resort town of Park City. Wasatch continues to misbehave, turning out naughty beer after naughty beer year after year.https://www.wasatchbeers.com/
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
The more recent influx of outsiders has finally allowed Milwaukeeans to better appreciate just how great they've got it. It's truly a special place, especially if you can get away in the winter for a break from the weather.
Agree 100% - as long as we stipulate that "winter" in Beertown begins on Halloween and ends on Mother's Day.
Honestly, I think the winter doesn't really become unbearable until mid-January through May....obviously not great, but with the holidays and fun winter activities not being boring yet plus the ability to work from home on snowy days I really enjoy all months in Milwaukee except half of January, all of February, April and a good part of May (March Madness cures all in March).
Here's a nice little nugget of wisdom for all y'all to ponder:There's no such thing as "cold." Cold doesn't actually exist. Cold is merely a descriptor for a relative lack of heat. Heat is something. Heat exists.So when you complain about cold, you're really complaining about wanting more of something you don't have (and never will if you don't get off your keyster), which is pretty much tantamount to being an envious, ungrateful, petulant 3-year old in a playroom full of toys.Which also probably explains why there's no shortage of generosity, kindness and gratitude in Minnesota.
"Polygamy Porter... Take some home to the wives!"It's my favorite non-MU t-shirt in my entire wardrobe.
Which also probably explains why there's no shortage of generosity, kindness and gratitude in Minnesota.