{"id":376,"date":"2022-04-02T16:35:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T16:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-draft-house.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2023-02-09T18:21:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T18:21:40","slug":"wisconsin-breweries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-draft-house.com\/wisconsin-breweries\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Brewery Tours To Enjoy in Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wisconsin is home to some world-famous brewers<\/strong>. No, we\u2019re talking about the major league baseball team. Rich with strong European immigrant culture and access to the right natural resources, Wisconsin has grown to become something of a beer destination<\/strong>. There isn\u2019t a town or city in the state without local breweries<\/a> cooking up a rich array of flavors. Brewery tours are a staple feature for these facilities and can offer a chance for home-brew enthusiasts and amateurs to get their lips wet with some of the finest lagers. Some brewing facilities even offer more in-depth experiences for a more technical, under-the-hood look at the company\u2019s methodology.<\/p>\n Without further ado, here are some of Wisconsin\u2019s go-to brewery tour destinations.<\/p>\n With more than 35-years of brewing experience, Capital Brewery is a bike-culture hub in Middleton, Wisconsin. It was established on the foundation of traditional German-style lager. The company offers private tours of its facilities and guest can peruse the brewery\u2019s operations where it crafts its six-time platinum award-winning Capital Blonde Dopplebock. It\u2019s also home to the best-selling IPA Capital Amber.<\/p>\n The business, located in a former Mazo Egg Factory building, features kettles from Hoxter Brewery in Germany and was founded in 1984. The company has won over 240 awards and was named \u201cAmerica\u2019s #1 Rated Brewery\u201d in 1998 and secured the national title during the 2013 US Open Beer Championship.<\/p>\n The company capitalizes on its outdoor venue spaces with its Bier Garten and Bee Patio spaces, which normally attract more than 1,500 patrons each Friday over the summer months. During the winter months, the company opens its doors for guests to enjoy drinks in its Bier Stube and Grain Room.<\/p>\n The Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Hinterland Brewery is housed inside a repurposed meatpacking warehouse and offers brewery tours of its facilities. Tour guides offer behind-the-scene stories and facts about the operation while you enjoy hand-crafted beers<\/a> in a souvenir glass. The name \u201cHinterland\u201d is a call to break out of the status quo of overly commercialized beer and experience something with heritage and depth. The name literally means \u201cthe land behind\u201d in Germain.<\/p>\n Owner and founder Bill Tressler launched the brewery with his wife in 1995 in an old cheese factory. After nearly burning down his brewery, they packed-up shop, ordered a dumpster rental<\/a>, and began converting the Green Bay meat packing plant into a state-of-the-art kettle room. Tressler was hooked into the beer-crafting world while traveling across the nation as a musician. He said during his trips he would pore himself in Beer, The Magazine editions. Hinterland beers are served at the brewery\u2019s affiliate restaurants known as the Whistling Swan Inn. There are locations in Fish Creek and Green Bay, Wisconsin.<\/p>\nCapital Brewery \u2013 Middleton, WI<\/h2>\n
Hinterland Brewery \u2013 Green Bay, WI<\/h2>\n
Lakefront Brewery \u2013 Milwaukee, WI<\/h2>\n