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List of breweries in Wisconsin

List of breweries in Wisconsin

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Breweries in Wisconsin produce many different styles of beer.[2][3][4][5][6]

Valentin Blatz Brewing Company office building in Milwaukee
In 2012, Wisconsin ranked 11th nationally in craft breweries per capita.[1]

Some breweries package their beer in bottles or cans for retail sale. Some breweries produce kegs of beer, to be sold on draft at taverns and restaurants, or at the brewery's own tap room. Brewpubs combine brewing operations with full-service restaurants. Commercially licensed breweries use one or several of these methods to sell their products.

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Breweries

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Other beer companies

  • Big Bay Brewing Company – Contract brewer formerly out of Milwaukee,[121] now at House of Brews out of Madison.[122]
  • BluCreek Brewing Company[123] – Madison – Founded in 2000 and originally targeted to a Japanese market. Produced by Sand Creek Brewing in Black River Falls.
  • Fauerbach Brewing Company[123] – Madison – Brand revived in 2005 and produced by Gray Brewing Company in Janesville.
  • Horny Goat[124] – Milwaukee – Founded in 2009. Brewpub and experimental brewing facilities in Milwaukee were open until 2015. Produced by Stevens Point Brewery.
  • III Dachshunds Beer Company[125] – Cudahy – Brewing since 2003. Available only on tap at City Lounge in Cudahy. Produced by Stone Cellar Brewery in Appleton.
  • James Page Brewing Company - James Page Brewing was founded in 1986, and much of its beer was produced under contract, by other breweries. It is currently made by the Stevens Point Brewery.
  • Lithia Beer[126] – West Bend – Founded in 1898, merged into the West Bend Brewing Company in 1889. Brand revived in 2008 and is currently produced by Sprecher Brewing Company.
  • Pangaea Beer Company[127] – Neshkoro – Produced by Sand Creek Brewing in Black River Falls.

Closed breweries

Milwaukee
For a more detailed list, see Beer in Milwaukee § Former brewers.
Others

See also

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