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Wisconsin Beer

May 29, 2011 By Jay Brooks

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Today in 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state.

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Wisconsin Breweries

  • Ale Asylum
  • Angry Minnow Brewpub
  • Barker’s Island Inn Resort & Conference Center
  • Bay View Brewhaus
  • Big Bay Brewing
  • Black Husky Brewing
  • BluCreek Brewing
  • Blue Heron Brewpub
  • Brady’s Brewhouse
  • Brewery Creek Brewing
  • Buffalo Water Beer Co.
  • Bull Falls Brewing Company
  • Capital Brewery
  • Central Waters Brewing
  • Chameleon Brewing
  • City Brewery
  • The Coffee Grounds
  • Courthouse Pub
  • Cross Plains Beer Company
  • Das Bierhaus
  • Das Brewery
  • Dave’s BrewFarm
  • Delafield Brewhaus
  • Farmers Brewing
  • Fat Boy Beverage Company
  • Fauerbach Brewing
  • Five Star Brewing
  • Fountain City Brewing
  • Fox River Brewing
  • Fratellos Restaurant and Brewery
  • Furthermore Beer
  • Granite City Food & Brewery
  • Gray Brewing
  • Gray’s Tied House
  • Great Dane Pub and Brewing
  • Grumpy Troll Restaurant and Brewery
  • Hinterland Brewery and Restaurant
  • Horny Goat Brewing
  • Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing
  • Lakefront Brewery
  • Lake Louie Brewing
  • Lazy Monk Brewing
  • Legends Brewhouse & Eatery of Ashwaubenon
  • Log Jam Microbrewery at Monster Hall Camp Ground
  • Lucette Brewing Company
  • Miller Brewing (MillerCoors)
  • Milwaukee Ale House
  • Milwaukee Brewing
  • Minhas Craft Brewery
  • Minocqua Brewing
  • Moosejaw Pizza & Dells Brewing
  • New Glarus Brewing
  • Nicolet Brewing
  • Northwoods Brewpub Grill
  • Old Bavarian Brewing
  • Old Milwaukee (MillerCoors)
  • O’So Brewing
  • Pabst Brewing (No longer brewing in Milwaukee)
  • Pangaea Beer Company
  • Pearl Street Brewery
  • Potosi Brewing Company
  • Rail House Restaurant and Brewpub
  • Randy’s Fun Hunters Brewery, Restaurant and Banquet Center
  • Red Eye Brewing Company
  • Rhinelander Brewing Company
  • Riverside Brewery & Restaurant
  • Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery — Milwaukee
  • Rowland’s Calumet Brewery
  • Rush River Brewing
  • Sand Creek Brewing
  • Shipwrecked Restaurant, Brewery & Inn
  • Silver Creek Brewing
  • South Shore Brewery
  • Sprecher Brewing
  • Stevens Point Brewery
  • St. Francis Brewery & Restaurant
  • Stone Cellar Brewpub & Restaurant
  • Stonefly Brewing
  • Thirsty Pagan Brewing
  • III Dachshunds Beer Company
  • Thunder River Beer Co.
  • Titletown Brewing
  • Tyranena Brewing
  • Vintage Brewing
  • Water Street Brewery
  • Water Street Lake Country
  • West Bend Lithia Beer Company
  • White Winter Winery

Wisconsin Brewery Guides

  • Beer Advocate
  • Beer Me
  • Rate Beer

Guild: Wisconsin Brewers Guild

State Agency: Wisconsin Department of Revenue

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  • Capital: Madison
  • Largest Cities: Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine
  • Population: 5,363,675; 18th
  • Area: 65503 sq.mi., 23rd
  • Nickname: Badger State
  • Statehood: 13th, May29, 1848

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  • Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
  • Number of Breweries: 101
  • Rank: 5th
  • Beer Production: 5,042,825
  • Production Rank: 12th
  • Beer Per Capita: 27.8 Gallons

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Package Mix:

  • Bottles: 32.9%
  • Cans: 50.7%
  • Kegs: 15.8%

Beer Taxes:

  • Per Gallon: $0.07
  • Per Case: $0.15
  • Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $2.00
  • Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $2.00

Economic Impact (2010):

  • From Brewing: $1,032,177,290
  • Direct Impact: $2,484,025,728
  • Supplier Impact: $1,877,442,260
  • Induced Economic Impact: $1,724,136,014
  • Total Impact: $6,085,604,002

Legal Restrictions:

  • Control State: No
  • Sale Hours: On Premises: 6 a.m-2 a.m. Sunday–Thursday, 2:30 a.m. Friday–Saturday, no closing time on New Year’s Day.
    Off Premises: 8 a.m.–12 midnight for beer (some counties and municipalities only allow sales until 9 p.m. for beer), 8 a.m.–9 p.m. for liquor and wine
  • Grocery Store Sales: Yes
  • Notes: Wisconsin permits the consumption of alcohol by minors, provided they are being supervised by parents/guardians/spouses. Most municipalities have a uniform 9 p.m. restriction on all alcohol sales. Notable exceptions: La Crosse, Maple Bluff (near Madison), Baraboo (near the Dells). Supermarkets, liquor stores, and gas stations may sell liquor, wine, and beer.

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Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.

Filed Under: Beers, Breweries Tagged With: Wisconsin



Comments

  1. first stater says

    May 30, 2011 at 4:34 am

    “Wisconsin permits the consumption of alcohol by minors, provided they are being supervised by parents/guardians/spouses. ”

    How dare they allow parents/guardians/spouses do their duty and sanely introduce alcohol to their children.

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