First Look at new Broken Bat Brewery
The Crafter Space, the people who organized Barley to Barrel, a program to help and encourage brewers open new breweries, have a new venture called First Look.
They want to offer the first look at new breweries, starting with Broken Bat Brewing, 231 E. Buffalo St. First Look is a chance to talk to Broken Bat owners Tim Pauly and Dan McElwee about the elbow grease it took to open the brewery and to sample their beers. The event costs $15 and tickets are available at eventbrite.com.
It’s the first in a series of First Look events, which will include the facility for Spike Brewing, makers of stainless steel brewing equipment.
Here are some other worthy beer events:
Saturday: Good City Brewing releases its barrel-aged Lord Lyon Scotch Ale starting at 10 a.m. at the brewery, 2108 N. Farwell Ave. Lord Lyon Scotch Ale will be available in 22-ounce bombers and on tap.
Saturday: Wisconsin Harley-Davidson hosts its annual Bikes & Brews: A Beer Sampling Extravaganza from 5 to 9 p.m. at 1280 Blue Ribbon Drive in Oconomowoc. Ticket prices range from $15 for a designated driver to $69 for VIP entry.
Saturday: Sprecher Brewing and Central Standard Distillery team up to sample a collaboration between the two called “Mother Mash/Father Barrel.” Special packages of the collaboration will be for sale from 2 to 5 p.m. at the distillery, 613 S. 2nd St.
Saturday: Representative brews from Lakefront, Hofbrau, Sprecher, Capital, Milwaukee Brewing, Water Street Brewery, St. Francis, Enlightened, Bavarian Bierhaus, D14, Fermentorium, Urban Harvest, Hinterland, Stevens Point, Summit and Abita will be part of the Blessing of the Bock 2017 starting at 3 p.m. at Lee’s Luxury Lounge, 2988 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Admission is $15 or $10 with a donation of home-brewed Bock, Maibock, Doppelbock and Weissbock.
Sunday: Sugar Maple, 441 E. Lincoln Ave., talks with Alaskan Brewery for its Brewery Series. Megan Kennedy will walk fans through a sampling flight. Admission is $15 for five samples. The series is followed by Bottle Sharing Is Caring, a benefit for The Women’s Center. Bring a bottle of your favorite beer to share. A $20 donation is suggested; get a plate from the Sugar Maple Hot Box Hacks and take advantage of $1 off all tap beer for the day.
Wednesday: City Lights Brewing, 2210 W. Mount Vernon Ave., hosts the Milwaukee Craft Brewery League Tap Takeover from 6 to 9 p.m. It’s a chance to meet several other Milwaukee brewers and representatives from local breweries, according to the event Facebook page.
Wednesday: Lowlands Bierklasse presents a Unibroue Bier dinner with four courses of classic French Canadian cooking and beer pairings from Quebec’s Unibroue Brewery at Cafe Centraal, 2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Tickets are $60. Dinner is served at 7 p.m.
March 31: It’s D14 owner Matt McCulloch’s birthday, and he’s hosting the party. The Brewmaster’s Birthday Bash kicks off at 7 p.m. at the brewits ery, 2273 S. Howell Ave. The party includes new beers and ’80s and ’90s music.
April 1: Road trip. The Wisconsin Brewers Guild hosts the Dells Rare Barrel Affair from 1 to 5 p.m. at The Swan Barn Door, 4161 River Road, Wisconsin Dells. Tickets are $50 in advance; $60 at the door for unlimited samples of Wisconsin beer, food and live music.
April 2: Burnhearts hosts KBS in MKE, a party including Founders KBS Baltic Porter and Imperial Stout, from 2 to 7 p.m. at 2599 S. Logan Ave.
April 2: It’s a Weekend at Louie’s Release Party from 3 to 6 p.m. at Milwaukee Brewing, 613 S. 2nd St., Milwaukee. The beer is a summer sessionable version of Louie’s Demise with added Rishi Organic Blueberry Rooibos and Hibiscus Tea.
April 4: Boulevard Brewing returns to Wisconsin, and Romans’ Pub, 3475 Kinnickinnic Ave., has some of the first kegs. Look for Tank 7 Farmhouse, The Calling Double IPA, Tropical Pale Ale, American Kolsch, Collaboration 6 (with Firestone Walker) and Rye on Rye on Rye. The party begins at 6 p.m.
April 8: 3 Sheeps Brewing celebrates five years of brewing beer (first in an old sock factory and now in a former soda bottling plant) with a change of scenery for its labels and a new look for bottles. Oh, and a huge party with a special bottle release of Bourbon Barrel Aged Paid Time Off Imperial Stout brewed with toasted coconut, walnuts and cocoa nibs and Bourbon Barrel Aged Uber Joe Imperial Stout brewed with coffee, cocoa nibs and vanilla. The high jinks begin at 11 a.m. at the taproom, 1837 North Ave., Sheboygan.
April 22: Stein & Dine takes over the Exposition Hall at State Fair Park from 2 to 6 p.m. to serve up beers, cheese and sausages. General admission tickets are $40 in advance; $50 at the door. VIP tickets are $75 in advance; $90 at the door and include a special tasting along with a chance to meet the brewers, cheese artisans and sausage makers.
April 23: Crafts and Drafts, the annual beer festival that benefits the Wisconsin Ovarian Cancer Alliance, is set for American Serb Hall, 5101 W. Oklahoma Ave. General-admission tickets are $55 in advance; $60 at the door. VIP tickets are $70 in advance and $75 at the door. VIP tickets get patrons in two hours early and include special beer tasting tickets.