The Beers that Make Milwaukee Famous
The Beers that Make Milwaukee Famous By Tom Bedell
It is fortunate for fans of better beer that the PGA Championship is returning
It is fortunate for fans
to Kohler, Wisconsin in a couple of weeks. The American Club has championed
of better beer that the
perhaps the better word, since the now-luxury resort was built in 1918 for the
PGA Championship is returning to Kohler, Wisconsin in a couple of weeks.
the cause of distinctive brewing since opening in 1981. Although reopened is mostly immigrant workers of the Kohler Company. Their former taproom is now The Horse & Plow tavern restaurant. Its fine beer selection is nonpareil, with an emphasis on Wisconsin brews, which is as it should be. Those attending the tournament only in spirit might have a hard time tracking down the selections in our Wisconsin six-pack. But those flocking toward Kohler would do well to score a seat at the Horse & Plow, which would make the hunt a gimme. New Glarus Spotted Cow 4.5% ABV—alcohol by volume A cow jumping over a map outline of the state is the distinctive trademark of this best-selling beer from one of Wisconsin’s most diverse breweries. The company calls it a naturally cloudy farmhouse ale, most beer rating sites call it a cream ale. Whatever—it’s a refreshingly spritzy bottle-conditioned beer that should be handed to out-of-state travelers as soon as they cross the border. Also try to find the harder-to-find Wisconsin Belgian Red, made with Door County cherries.
Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter 5% ABV Who says a dark beer can’t be enjoyed in the summer? Not me. I’ve always found a cool, reasonable-strength porter a great warm weather treat, and Central Waters has it down right. The Amherst brewery is rightly lauded for its many one-off barrel-aged offerings, but the Mudpuppy—a dark mahogany brew with a pleasing husky roast quality—has become a virtual mid-western staple.
Lakefront New Grist Ginger Style Ale 4.7% ABV Milwaukee’s craft brewing pioneer (with family professional roots stretching back to the Schlitz days—the beer that made Milwaukee famous) has produced a bulging portfolio of beers in its 27-plus years. In 2006 it produced the first federally-approved gluten-free brew, New Grist Pilsner, brewed without barley or wheat but with sorghum and rice. Lately the brewery has introduced another version brewed with ginger, but retaining the light, apple flavors of the New Grist Pilsner.
3 Sheeps Rebel Kent the First Amber Ale 5% ABV Under five years old, the 3 Sheeps Brewing Company has the zest of youth in its production of an evolving series of beer styles, created just up the road a piece from Kohler in Sheboygan. This one colors slightly outside the amber ale lines by using a Belgian yeast and a generous portion of rye malt with light hopping, the result an appealing sweet and spicy quaff.
Hinterland Saison 6.3% ABV Who says a dark beer can’t be enjoyed in the summer? Not me. I’ve always found a cool, reasonable-strength porter a great warm weather treat, and Central Waters has it down right. The Amherst brewery is rightly lauded for its many one-off barrel-aged offerings, but the Mudpuppy—a dark mahogany brew with a pleasing husky roast quality—has become a virtual mid-western staple.
Belhaven Jigger Ale 43.9% ABV Milwaukee’s craft brewing pioneer (with family professional roots stretching back to the Schlitz days—the beer that made Milwaukee famous) has produced a bulging portfolio of beers in its 27-plus years. In 2006 it produced the first federally-approved gluten-free brew, New Grist Pilsner, brewed without barley or wheat but with sorghum and rice. Lately the brewery has introduced another version brewed with ginger, but retaining the light, apple flavors of the New Grist Pilsner.
It is fortunate for fans of better beer that the PGA Championship is returning
It is fortunate for fans
to Kohler, Wisconsin in a couple of weeks. The American Club has championed
of better beer that the
perhaps the better word, since the now-luxury resort was built in 1918 for the
PGA Championship is returning to Kohler, Wisconsin in a couple of weeks.
the cause of distinctive brewing since opening in 1981. Although reopened is mostly immigrant workers of the Kohler Company. Their former taproom is now The Horse & Plow tavern restaurant. Its fine beer selection is nonpareil, with an emphasis on Wisconsin brews, which is as it should be. Those attending the tournament only in spirit might have a hard time tracking down the selections in our Wisconsin six-pack. But those flocking toward Kohler would do well to score a seat at the Horse & Plow, which would make the hunt a gimme. New Glarus Spotted Cow 4.5% ABV—alcohol by volume A cow jumping over a map outline of the state is the distinctive trademark of this best-selling beer from one of Wisconsin’s most diverse breweries. The company calls it a naturally cloudy farmhouse ale, most beer rating sites call it a cream ale. Whatever—it’s a refreshingly spritzy bottle-conditioned beer that should be handed to out-of-state travelers as soon as they cross the border. Also try to find the harder-to-find Wisconsin Belgian Red, made with Door County cherries.
Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter 5% ABV Who says a dark beer can’t be enjoyed in the summer? Not me. I’ve always found a cool, reasonable-strength porter a great warm weather treat, and Central Waters has it down right. The Amherst brewery is rightly lauded for its many one-off barrel-aged offerings, but the Mudpuppy—a dark mahogany brew with a pleasing husky roast quality—has become a virtual mid-western staple.
Lakefront New Grist Ginger Style Ale 4.7% ABV Milwaukee’s craft brewing pioneer (with family professional roots stretching back to the Schlitz days—the beer that made Milwaukee famous) has produced a bulging portfolio of beers in its 27-plus years. In 2006 it produced the first federally-approved gluten-free brew, New Grist Pilsner, brewed without barley or wheat but with sorghum and rice. Lately the brewery has introduced another version brewed with ginger, but retaining the light, apple flavors of the New Grist Pilsner.
3 Sheeps Rebel Kent the First Amber Ale 5% ABV Under five years old, the 3 Sheeps Brewing Company has the zest of youth in its production of an evolving series of beer styles, created just up the road a piece from Kohler in Sheboygan. This one colors slightly outside the amber ale lines by using a Belgian yeast and a generous portion of rye malt with light hopping, the result an appealing sweet and spicy quaff.
Hinterland Saison 6.3% ABV Who says a dark beer can’t be enjoyed in the summer? Not me. I’ve always found a cool, reasonable-strength porter a great warm weather treat, and Central Waters has it down right. The Amherst brewery is rightly lauded for its many one-off barrel-aged offerings, but the Mudpuppy—a dark mahogany brew with a pleasing husky roast quality—has become a virtual mid-western staple.
Belhaven Jigger Ale 43.9% ABV Milwaukee’s craft brewing pioneer (with family professional roots stretching back to the Schlitz days—the beer that made Milwaukee famous) has produced a bulging portfolio of beers in its 27-plus years. In 2006 it produced the first federally-approved gluten-free brew, New Grist Pilsner, brewed without barley or wheat but with sorghum and rice. Lately the brewery has introduced another version brewed with ginger, but retaining the light, apple flavors of the New Grist Pilsner.
