Mike Brenner

Comedy Bar Coming to Walker’s Point

The Laughing Tap plans to open in the former Sprecher Taproom location.

Sprecher Brewing Closes Taproom

Building will be sold, so Walker’s Point taproom is closing.

Sprecher Moves to Walker’s Point

Returning to its roots, Sprecher taproom will be in old facility of failed Brenner Brewing.

A Big Week for New Restaurants

Opening in Walkers Point, Third Ward, Downtown, South Side. And Brenner Brewing closes.

Present Music Celebrates 5th Annual Chamber Series with ‘GIANTS’

Concerts feature five musicians and 100 metronomes in three intimate venues

The Crowd Rules At MobCraft Brewery

Many beer recipes are crowd-sourced by new microbrewery. The results: very tasty

Contribution to Jose G. Perez of $250

Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Was a Winner

Peanut butter beer? Bubblegum flavored? Wild variety offered by 100 brewers.

Brenner Brewing Launches Happy Hour

Micro-brewer offers nine of its beers, six guest beers and a “magic” way to lower prices.

La Fuente Warms Up Winter

Happy hour prices on spicy Mexican food and beer or Margaritas six days a week.

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.

Much To See at Doors Open Milwaukee

Doors Open Milwaukee runs all weekend, with free open houses across the city.

Fonz Wins, Brenner Leaving Town

My sources, namely Twitter, tell me that Mike Brenner and his Hotcakes Gallery will soon be a part of Milwaukee history.  The eccentric gallery owner promised to close his gallery and leave Milwaukee if the Fonz statue was fully funded.  Well I haven’t heard for sure that that has happened yet other than from Brenner, but it’s more or less inevitable at this point.  Brenner has announced that July 3rd will be the last day to purchase artwork at Hotcakes Gallery. Brooks Barrow, owner of the Brooks Barrow Gallery in the Third Ward, vowed to leave town if Brenner did.  I’m awaiting to see what Brooks has to say. Personally, I think Brenner is acting pretty unreasonable about the entire thing.  I guess if you need a scapegoat to close your business, opposing a bronze statue of a Milwaukee legend is a good route to go.