The Great Brew Tour

So while we were celebrating the life of our brother Tony this weekend, it was discovered that Eagle Park Brewing made a beer called "Tony Had Hair in the 90s". They had it on tap at Sugar River Pizza, and we managed to kill the keg.

Tony's funeral is at 11AM today. If you can't join us, please know that it will be live streamed. Click the link to get to the stream.

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Rest in peace, brother. 😢
The world was a much better place with you in it.

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Hi, Wisconsin Beer Lovers. With an extremely heavy heart, I need to tell you that our brother, Tony, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday morning. He was the heart of our group, created our logo, helped to plan our trips, and put a smile on the face of everybody he met. The world will not be the same without him, and our grief is raw and painful as I write this. Please send prayers to Tony's family and raise a glass of your best Wisconsin beer in his honor.
Point Brewery O'so Brewing Company Wisconsin Brewing Company The Lone Girl Brewing Company Central Waters Brewing Company Sprecher Brewery Pearl Street Brewery New Glarus Brewing Co.

Longest-serving brewmaster Randy Hughes retires Oct. 1

One of our all-time favorite brewers is hanging up the mash paddle in a few weeks. Randy, congratulations on an amazing career! Thank you so much for always making time for us over the years and being our friend! Cheers!

lacrossetribune.com As he prepares to retire in a few weeks, Randy Hughes is proud to have been brewmaster at the City Brewery in La Crosse for the past 24 years.

In a few years when people are asking why craft beer didn't take off in Wisconsin like it did in Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, and Iowa, remember the actions that the Tavern League of Wisconsin and other lobbying groups took to stifle innovation and expansion in the industry. If you can, take action now to stop them.

Unbelievably, no member of The Great Brew Tour has ever attended the Great Taste of the MidWest. That ends on Saturday. JRob and the lovely Debra will be in Madison this weekend and couldn't be more excited! A big thanks to AGod for the tickets and the opportunity to go.

Congratulations to O'so Brewing Company - Tap House for their gold medal win at GABF! The Big O rules!

Happy everybody!

Touring with Gabe!

Tour time!

Sipping on an ice cold Spotted Cow

Today we're off to the Stevens Point area where we will visit Point Brewery, O'so Brewing Company - Tap House, and Central Waters Brewing Company. Should be another epic beer day!

Here is a shot of Kirby getting us a sample of his Bleeding Heart Saison out of the tank. Great stuff! Thanks so much for a great day!

Had a great day of touring yesterday. Stop #1- Lake Louie Brewing where we met with Tom, Heidi, and Tim and had some fantastic samples. Stop #2- House of Brews where we had a great visit with Page and had couple pints of decliciousness. Stop #3- we headed over to Wisconsin Brewing Company and got the Mack-Daddy tour from Kirby himself. We had a great time visiting, and were able to try 9 different beers that he made on his new equipment.

The future of craft beer in Wisconsin is in talented and capable hands, and it is being made by good and friendly people!

Dinner time!

Great beers with Page!

On our way to La Crosse. Let begin!

The Great Brew Tour train leaves the station on Tuesday afternoon. We'll be in La Crosse on Tuesday, Madison on Wednesday, and Stevens Point on Thursday. Come out and have a pint with us in we're in your area!

What is your favorite Wisconsin craft brewery? - JSOnline

Cast your votes, WiBLs!

jsonline.com Sprecher Brewing Co., which has bought an adjacent building and is considering a tap room for part of the space, is one of five regional craft brewers in Wisconsin, defined as those that sell at least 15,000 barrels a year. Do you have a favorite?

Beer Baron: Lake Louie portfolio overhaul a glimpse into the mind of a screwball : 77-square

host.madison.com Tom Porter, founder of the Arena brewery, introduces a bunch of new beers with his personality all over them.

It looks like it's time to get to Verona, boys!

Great Taste of the Midwest | August 9, 2014 – Olin Park – Madison, Wisconsin

If you want to take a shot at getting Great Taste of the Midwest tickets by mail the info can be found at this link. The request must be postmarked May 5th... No earlier, no later. Good luck! Hope to see you there!

greattaste.org Tickets for the 2014 Great Taste of the Midwest will go on sale beginning with on-site sales occurring Sunday May 4 at noon followed by acceptance of mail orders that are postmarked on Monday May 5th. Tickets are $60 each and there is a 2 ticket purchase limit.

A big congratulations to the Wisconsin winners at the World Beer cup!

Gold to Central Waters Brewing Company for "Sixteen".
Wood and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout

Gold to Sprecher Brewery Co. for "Black Bavarian".
German-Style Schwarzbier

and
Silver to Vintage Brewing Co. for "McLovin".
Irish-Style Red Ale

Pete, Deb and I are heading over to Steel Toe Brewing and Dangerous Man Brewing Co to try a couple brews right now. Let us know if you want to come out and join us.

Central Waters Brewing Company

Minnesotans! Need Valentine's Day plans? Let us help you... Get over to Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater on V-Day to drink away the winter doldrums, your loneliness, your poor selection of life partner... or to celebrate your love (of another person or bourbon barrel-aged beer)... whatever. See, that was easy.

Last Thursday we ended our busy day of touring at the O'so Brewing Company - Tap House in Plover, WI. We had a great visit with Marc and Katina, got to see the brewery, tried some of the 40 Wisconsin beers they have on tap, and even got to try some barrel aged doppelbock and lambic. A great end to a great day!

Last Wednesday we had a chance to meet Page Buchanan at the House of Brews in Madison. In this photo we are sampling some of Page's blended barrel aged beer. It was phenomenal. The house of brews taproom is definitely worth a stop if you are in the Madison area.

Central Waters Brewing Company

Get ready Madison! A huge week is upon us! Here is our schedule of events...

Thursday, sampling at Westgate Hy-Vee, Madison from 4 - 7
Friday, sampling at Star Liquor from 4 - 7
Friday - Brickhouse BBQ Central Waters pre-party and tap takeover (we will post a full taplist of all 19 beers soon) from 6 - close
Saturday- GREAT TASTE
Sunday - Post Great Taste beer brunch at Greenbush, the "Hair of the Dog" buffet, from 11:30 to 1:30.

Wowza.

Lucette Brewing Company

Wish we could be there!

The Great Taste of the Midwest (SM) is this weekend! Once again we will be attending with a few of our staples and some other fun brews. Here is the beer lineup for Saturday:
1. The Farmer's Daughter
2. Ride Again
3. Hips Don't Lie
4. Double Dawn
5. French Connection
6. Slow Hand infused with toasted coconut and oak chips soaked in bourbon from 45th Parallel.

Having some great brews at Pearl Street Brewery with Joe and Randy, the best 2 beermakers in LaCrosse.

This is one of the coolest breweries I have ever seen and not even done being built yet.

Heading over to O'so for some great Wisconsin beers!

On the tour at Point Brewery.

Enjoying some barrel aged greatness at the Point Brewery

Having some barrel aged greatness with Gabe Hopkins.

We'll be at the Point Brewery in one hour to kick off