Wisconsin Beer

[Hawked]

I'm going to Wisconsin this weekend and wondering if there are some brews available in Wisconsin but not Iowa that I should purchase. I know Spotted Cow is a popular one so I'll have to get me some of that. Any other must haves?

 

[bagdropper]

My best friend swears by Potosi's flavors.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

Wisconsin brewing company is open in Verona right off 151. If you're coming up Friday afternoon, they'll have the outdoor patio open with all the beers on tap.

 

[Foxclone]

Spotted Cow . That is all.

 

[baycity4]

Spotted cow is overrated crap. It takes like you mixed Miller Lite and Coors Banquet. Potosi is far superior.

 

[Pepperman]

Get yourself some Dogfish Head 60 Minute or if you really like DIPAs, get some of the 90 Minute.

EDIT - this is a beer from Delaware, but available in WI and not in IA

 

[stevenpatrick]

My best friend swears by Potosi's flavors.

Flavors! LOL

I've never had a potosi that I've liked. Ale Asylum makes pretty good stuff. Spotted Cow is OK but too sweet for me. I used to love Capitol Brewery's offerings (especially the Amber,) but it's been close to a decade since I've tried that. You may want to buy a variety 12 pack of New Glarus to try a few different ones.

 

[iCRUNCH]

Get any of the New Glarus special beers, they usually have foil wrapping.

Ale Asylum makes good beer, I buy a lot of their stuff in Rock Island. Capital Brewery sells their stuff there too, but I haven't tried any.

 

[LuteHawk]

Drive to Milwaukee and look at the city that was once the
Beer Capital of the World.. You can still tour Miller High
Life brewery and get free beer and pretzels.

 

[LuteHawk]

Drive to Milwaukee and look at the city that was once the
Beer Capital of the World.. You can still tour Miller High
Life brewery and get free beer and pretzels.

 

[torbee]

Get yourself some Dogfish Head 60 Minute or if you really like DIPAs, get some of the 90 Minute.

EDIT - this is a beer from Delaware, but available in WI and not in IA

You don't need to go all the way to Wisconsin to get Dogfish Head - it's available in the Illinois Quad-Cities.

 

[torbee]

Also, here are a couple underrated breweries putting out some great beer in the Madison area now:

http://www.karben4.com/

http://tyranena.com/

 

[SailorJerryHawk]

The Fat Squirrel from New Glarus taste pretty good to me.As far as Potosi beers I like the Czech style pilsner.
Mrs Jerry likes New Glarus Totally Naked and I've got about 3 cases of that in the basement.

 

[jellyfish10]

The Fat Squirrel from New Glarus taste pretty good to me.As far as Potosi beers I like the Czech style pilsner.
Mrs Jerry likes New Glarus Totally Naked and I've got about 3 cases of that in the basement.

Very beer snobbish post Jer.

 

[sultanofsuede]

only beer i truly seek out when i'm in wisconsin (or chicago) is Tyranena. been a fan of their stuff for 7-8 years.

other than that, i just grab a bunch of stuff i hadn't heard of - always fun to try new things.

 

[SailorJerryHawk]

Very beer snobbish post Jer.

Well no.My wife loves the Totally Naked.I buy that beer for her so I can have some Mrs Jerry vagina.

 

[Hawki97]

Wisco Disco all the way....

(Actually don't - it's terrible)

I second the New Glarus sampler and a stop at the new Wisconsin Brewery in Verona if you're going to be in the Madison area. Some good options there...

 

[Pepperman]

You don't need to go all the way to Wisconsin to get Dogfish Head - it's available in the Illinois Quad-Cities.

I didn't know that, so thank you for mentioning. I love their beers. I've never had one yet that I thought "why did they do this?"... sure, some are better than others, but this is a brewery that's truly in it to make great beer. As an example, their 120 Minute batches have actually been thrown out in the past if they don't feel it's up to par. That's a damn expensive beer to make, only to throw it out, but they'd rather do that than sell crap to the market.

I think the 90 Minute is the best, but I also love the 60 Minute. Raison d'Etat is really good too, and about perfect for this time of year.

 

[22*43*51]

Flavors! LOL

I've never had a potosi that I've liked. Ale Asylum makes pretty good stuff. Spotted Cow is OK but too sweet for me. I used to love Capitol Brewery's offerings (especially the Amber,) but it's been close to a decade since I've tried that. You may want to buy a variety 12 pack of New Glarus to try a few different ones.

You brought Capitol into this thread? Lol

Your palette is trash.