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Chris Drosner
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Executive editor, Milwaukee Magazine; beer writer for Wisconsin State Journal; Badger Beer Hour. Will not always stick to beer. Occasional cursing. He/him
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Frederick Miller’s Classic Chocolate Lager *will* be back this year. It's finishing this week and should hit the Miller gift shop by "mid-December," according to the company. More details when I have them. And the Holiday Lites drive-thru display opens for visitors this Friday.
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Folks, I don't shill for subscriptions on her very often, but if you ever considered subbing @milwaukeemag.bsky.social, now's the time. $12 for a year, plus a free (sweet) tote bag. Black Friday sale ends today. milwaukeemag.dragonforms.com/loading.do?o...
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Things you say when you're old: "It's amazing. I love compost."
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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After years of buildup after it began a partnership with Molson Coors, Yuengling appears to be on the cusp of launching in Wisconsin. Photos from a FB post from Beer Capitol, the MC distributor in Milwaukee.
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Press release: The New Glarus Brewing expansion is coming along, on time and on budget.
New Glarus Brewing Expansion On Time and On Budget One Year In New Glarus, WI: One year ago, New Glarus Brewing broke ground on its 55 million dollar brewhall, distillery, and hospitality expansion. They are set to welcome guests early summer of 2027. New Glarus Brewing teamed with Keller Construction; another employee owned Wisconsin based company on this project. Keller has kept the project on time and on budget. “It’s a large and complex site,” said lead architect and construction manager, Katherine May. “We change elevation about 60’ as the design marches up the hill in a line, connecting the flat area at the bottom of the hill to our existing facility at the top of the hill.” Construction is set to finish in the fall of 2026, with plans to take the winter and spring of 2027 to move in, hire new team members, start up the new production kettles, and get everything ready to open to visitors early-summer 2027. “We started construction with our retail space, built into the hill side at the lowest level, and simultaneously started our Brewhall Addition at the top. And we recently celebrated the milestone of these two building ends finally connecting.” The new Brewhall addition abuts the existing Brewhall. This is the space that houses New Glarus’ beautiful copper kettles that were imported from Germany. The kettles and tanks are so big that the tanks were craned in first and the building built around them. “I’ve been working on this project for about four years. So, it’s really breathtaking to see it coming to life. We still have a long road to go. In fact, the building is still being designed as it’s constructed. Recently, we were designing the custom Tasting Room Bar which will be a beautiful space with sail vault ceilings, 100 year old stained glass and wood paneling.” New Glarus’ original Riverside Facility has remained open for visitors during construction at Hilltop with self-guided tours, tastings and gift shop; open Tuesday through Saturday 10am-5pm. Aerial view of the New Glarus Brewing expansion site in Wisconsin, showing ongoing construction on the hillside. Several new buildings, including a concrete structure and colorful facades, are visible alongside the existing red and green brewhouses. Construction equipment and materials are spread across the dirt worksite, surrounded by autumn trees and rolling countryside under a dramatic, cloud-filled sky.
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Just yesterday!
New Glarus Brewing Expansion On Time and On Budget One Year In New Glarus, WI: One year ago, New Glarus Brewing broke ground on its 55 million dollar brewhall, distillery, and hospitality expansion. They are set to welcome guests early summer of 2027. New Glarus Brewing teamed with Keller Construction; another employee owned Wisconsin based company on this project. Keller has kept the project on time and on budget. “It’s a large and complex site,” said lead architect and construction manager, Katherine May. “We change elevation about 60’ as the design marches up the hill in a line, connecting the flat area at the bottom of the hill to our existing facility at the top of the hill.” Construction is set to finish in the fall of 2026, with plans to take the winter and spring of 2027 to move in, hire new team members, start up the new production kettles, and get everything ready to open to visitors early-summer 2027. “We started construction with our retail space, built into the hill side at the lowest level, and simultaneously started our Brewhall Addition at the top. And we recently celebrated the milestone of these two building ends finally connecting.” The new Brewhall addition abuts the existing Brewhall. This is the space that houses New Glarus’ beautiful copper kettles that were imported from Germany. The kettles and tanks are so big that the tanks were craned in first and the building built around them. “I’ve been working on this project for about four years. So, it’s really breathtaking to see it coming to life. We still have a long road to go. In fact, the building is still being designed as it’s constructed. Recently, we were designing the custom Tasting Room Bar which will be a beautiful space with sail vault ceilings, 100 year old stained glass and wood paneling.” New Glarus’ original Riverside Facility has remained open for visitors during construction at Hilltop with self-guided tours, tastings, and gift shop; open Tuesday through Saturday 10am-5pm.
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Black Friday beer stuff is still definitely a thing in Milwaukee, largely due to @lakefront, which today dropped its Black Friday deets: The always-boss "regular" Black Friday stout aged in @GLDistillery whiskey barrels, a coffee-cacao variant, its OG triple black IPA and a black wheatwine.
“Four cans of Lakefront Brewery’s 2025 Black Friday beers are shown side by side beneath bold black text reading ‘11.28.2025. PREPARE.’ From left to right, the cans are labeled: ‘2025 Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels from Great Lakes Distillery’s Still & Oak Black Friday Straight Bourbon Whiskey’ (black can with red accents) ‘2025 Triple Black IPA’ (gray can with yellow text and accents, featuring an illustrated eye) ‘2025 Black Wheatwine Ale aged in Brandy Barrels’ (navy can with blue text and accents) ‘2025 Imperial Coffee and Cacao Nib Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels from Great Lakes Distillery’s Still & Oak Black Friday Straight Bourbon Whiskey’ (brown can with gold accents). At the bottom is the Lakefront Brewery logo with “LFB,” “MILW,” and “WISC.”” “2025 Black Friday™ Imperial Stout — Aged in Great Lakes Distillery’s Still & Oak Black Friday Straight Whiskey Barrels. Sold for $20 each plus tax. 2025 Black Friday™ Triple Black IPA — Dry-Hopped with Cascade, Citra, Centennial, and Chinook Hops. Sold for $15 each plus tax. 2025 Black Friday™ Wheatwine Ale — Aged in Brandy Barrels. Sold for $20 each plus tax. 2025 Black Friday™ Imperial Coffee & Cacao Nib Stout — Aged in Great Lakes Distillery’s Still & Oak Black Friday Straight Whiskey Barrels. Sold for $25 each plus tax.”
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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I think we're overdue for a new edition of ASK THE BEER BARON! What's your burning question around beer or brewing? Ask and you could become newspaper-famous!
October 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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If you’re in Tosa East Towne trick-or-treating with your kids be sure to come by the Sanderson Witch Museum (2400 block of 70th St) for a beery treat.
October 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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DID YOU KNOW? The Famous Racing Polish Sausage lives in Wauwatosa in the offseason.
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Chaser
October 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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These editors just cannot help but step on their own dicks when they talk about literally anything in the Midwest, can they?
Once a sleepy (albeit hard-partying) college town, only truly busy on a handful of football Saturdays in the fall, Madison, Wisconsin, has undergone a population boom, transforming it into a full-fledged city. Its farmers’ markets and love for beer and cheese are still going strong, but now Madison also offers an impressive lineup of restaurants, bars and venues attracting major acts. https://nyti.ms/4h56eux
October 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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What’s the last beer you took a picture of? Let’s see em, any context. Mine, before last night…
October 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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3 Sheeps Safe to Shore DIPA: lovely West Coast profile, giving Pliny/Chillwave vibes. 👍👍
October 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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You will never understand dissonance until you have a good hazy ipa from this package
September 27, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Lots of tried-and-true New Glarus beers returning for fall and one new one in the Thumbprint series: Framboise! (No word on how that is different from Raspberry Tart.)
September 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Folks, this week TWO Milwaukee breweries reopened.
MobCraft beer has been up and running since Monday (though they aren't brewing yet) and today Lombardi Beer is opening in the former City Lights brewery in the Menomonee Valley. #letsgo
September 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Folks, @mobcraftbeer has reopened. New owners Sarah and Ryan Halstead had a soft opening over the weekend and will be firing up the brewery's social media later today for the first time since the brewery closed in November. (Pic from closing weekend.)
September 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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The Great Dane is closing its Hilldale location, last day of service Nov. 8. It's the second closure this year for Madison's original brewpub; Wausau location closed in April.
September 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Biersal, the Vliet Street tavern wonderfully updated from the former Wonder Bar by Eric Gutbrod, has closed. No reason is given in the post. The bar had posted earlier that it was closed due to foundation problems, but those posts are now gone.
August 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Guys we have the glass. NONIC?!?! And the first pour is a fella.
August 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Say hi, we love that shit
August 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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It would make so much more sense for all of these brewers to simply not come to Madison, but they are. Because they love this festival, they love the crowd and they love Madison. See y'all Saturday. FIN
August 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Those brewers are worth listing and shouting out because a lot of these are *really* small breweries who, let's face it, could probably use an extra $1,000+ on the balance sheet right now. I'm going to these tents to thank them and drink some of their beer.
August 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM