Wisconsin Beer

Today in 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state.

Wisconsin

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

• 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

• 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

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.

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.