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Milwaukee Ale House Auction Underway
800 items include commercial kitchen and bar equipment, furniture and heaps of Heinz Ketchup.
Sep 20th, 2022 by Sophie Bolich
MKE Brewing Selling 9th Street Brewery
Brewery and taproom will close on Aug. 30, but beers are expected to live on.
Aug 23rd, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Ale House Will Close
Last day is September 11. Third Ward brewpub to feature special releases and throwback pricing in final weeks.
Aug 16th, 2022 by Sophie Bolich
Last Call To Buy Milwaukee Brewing Company
Disposition firm seeking offers by May 25 to buy all or parts of brewery.
May 13th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Brewing Company Is For Sale
Board puts ever-evolving company up for sale through acquisition specialist.
Mar 18th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene
Centro Cafe Opens Adjoining Bar
Plus: Maurer's opens downtown and financial nightmare for Sweet Rings doughnut shop.
May 23rd, 2019 by Jennifer Rick
Milwaukee Brewing Co. Hires David Hock as CEO
Industry veteran most recently worked at distributor Beechwood Sales and Service.
May 16th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
New Mexican, Pizza Places in Bay View
Plus: new cafe with children's menu in Bay View. New Mexican place in Silver City.
Apr 25th, 2019 by Jennifer Rick
Who Wants to Run Milwaukee Brewing?
Ever growing Milwaukee Brewing Co. is hiring a new CEO as Jim McCabe steps down.
Apr 18th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Brewing Company announces 2019 release of award winning Gin O-Gii!
Gin O-Gii is aged in Rehorst Reserve Gin barrels from Great Lakes Distillery.
Mar 20th, 2019 by Milwaukee Brewing Company
Milwaukee Brewing Company Grand Opening Scheduled
The Milwaukee Brewing Co. Grand Opening is scheduled for September 15th, 2018, and will feature live music, timed tappings, brewery tours and an evening silent disco.
Sep 6th, 2018 by Milwaukee Brewing Company
Inside The 42
Glass + Griddle restaurant, beer garden opening in time for motorcyclists to roll into town.
Aug 28th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
MKE Brewing Introduces Crate Club
The first monthly Crate Club event will be held Wednesday, May 23rd 6-8PM at the 2nd St. location.
May 21st, 2018 by Milwaukee Brewing Company
Who Will Build Next Downtown Tower?
Choice parcel of land now on the market. Who will buy and build there?
May 20th, 2018 by Graham Kilmer
Milwaukee Brewing’s Building For Sale
But can any small brewer afford to buy a $3 million facility?
May 18th, 2018 by Michael Horne
MKE Brewing Co. Celebrates New Brewery
Breaks ground on new brewery with twice the capacity and rooftop beer garden.
Jul 25th, 2017 by Jeramey Jannene
Could Pabst Brewery Transform Industry?
CEO sees new Milwaukee brewery as place for innovative creations.
Apr 13th, 2017 by Michael Horne
Milwaukee Ale House
A Milwaukee staple that was quite the pioneering enterprise when it opened in 1997.
Sep 9th, 2016 by Michael Horne
The Remarkable Growth of Milwaukee Brewing Co.
And John Gurda slips up on beer history?
Oct 13th, 2014 by Michael Horne
Brewing as a Conceptual Art
Brenner Brewing has a ways to go before it functions as a working brewery. Plus: a fundraiser for the anti-Clarke candidate.
Sep 27th, 2013 by Michael Horne
The Ever-Changing City
Countless changes on the lower East Side, the end of an art gallery, and the pols gather for Willie Hines' fundraiser.
Apr 24th, 2013 by Michael Horne
Brew Pub Legislation
Milwaukee Ale House Viewed From the Milwaukee River Originally uploaded by purpleslog A anti-capitalism, pro-lobbying law was snuck into the state budget. It had been protested already this summer by Milwaukee Ale House owner Jim McCabe when the idea was floated originally. I’ll let you form your own opinion, but I can’t figure out a reason why this law should exist. Under current law, a Wisconsin brew pub can operate only two locations if it produces more than 4,000 barrels of beer a year. The budget proposal lifts that production ceiling to 10,000 barrels and allows up to six locations. That change was sought by Great Dane Pub & Brewing Co., a Madison-area brew pub operator that opened its third location earlier this year. Meanwhile, McCabe’s new brewery, at 613 S. 2nd St., is designed to ramp up production of the Louie’s Demise brand for sale in packaged form at liquor stores and other retail outlets. Other regional craft brewers, including Chicago-based Goose Island Beer Co. and Cleveland’s Great Lakes Brewing Co., started as brew pubs, and McCabe wants to follow that same path. However, the new law “caps our overall growth,” he said. Also, the new law bans a licensed brew pub operator from also owning a brewery that produces beer for packaged sales, said McCabe and Russ Klisch, president of Lakefront Brewery Inc. McCabe said that might force him to convert the 2nd St. brewery into a brew pub – a move that would require a large investment. Klisch said he fears the production limit might require him to close Lakefront Palm Garden restaurant, which operates at his brewery, 1872 N. Commerce St. Lakefront Brewery this year will produce around 9,600 barrels and is expected to exceed 10,000 barrels in 2008, he said. The new provision could be changed by Gov. Jim Doyle through the line-item veto process, McCabe said. Another possibility is filing a lawsuit to challenge the law, he said. The proposed limits initially surfaced this summer and are supported by some of the state’s craft brewers and brew pub operators. The changes also are supported by the Wisconsin Beer Distributors Association Inc., whose members buy beer from breweries and then sell it to retailers. The law could help fend off possible lawsuits challenging the lack of a state brew pub license, association officials say. The wholesalers group also said the 10,000-barrel limit allows plenty of room for brew pubs to grow. The only places I can imagine that are in favor of it are Great Dane and Water Street Brewery because they don’t appear to be interested in selling their beer off-site via production at a brewery. I can’t figure out why this law exists. It seems anti-business and anti-logic to not allow Milwaukee’s (and Wisconsin’s) only locally-owned breweries from expanding their operations in ways that increase employment and generate tax revenue. They produce a quality product and are assets to both the restaurant and brewing community. Urban Milwaukee supports the repeal of this ridiculous […]
Oct 25th, 2007 by Jeramey Jannene
Beer Protest Spill a Spash!
The Spirit of ’07 Milwaukee Beer Party Protest and Demonstration was a good old-fashioned publicity stunt that brought cameras and crowds to the Milwaukee Ale House on Tuesday, July 10th, 2007.
Jul 11th, 2007 by Michael Horne
Brewpub Owners to Protest “Brewpub Tourism Development” Act
Who could oppose a bill with the apparently forthright name of “Brewpub Tourism Development Act”?
Jul 9th, 2007 by Michael Horne
