Pairing beers with daily headliners
What goes best with music? We say it’s beer.
Lakefront Brewery agrees. Each day of the 11day music festival, Lakefront taps a firkin of beer. The cask and flavors change daily and if you look closely, they are matched to the American Family Insurance Amphitheater headline act.
Firkins are tapped at 4 p.m. daily at Lakefront’s stand at Summerfest. You’ll want to be there for the fanfare and the chance to get a beer. They sell out quickly. The list includes: Friday: Gose with Prickly Pear. Paul Simon is the headliner.
Saturday: Chinook Hops IPA with Apricot. The Zac Brown Band headlines.
Sunday: French Farmhouse Ale with Rose Hips and Cranberry. Pink is the headliner.
Tuesday: Brandy Barrel-Aged Cherry Lager. The Chainsmokers headline.
Wednesday: Double IPA with Gin-Soaked Oak Cubes. Tom Petty headlines.
Thursday: Coconut Porter with Rum-Soaked Oak Cubes. Tom Petty headlines a second night.
July 7: Gose with Ginger, Lime and Honey. Dierks Bentley headlines.
July 8: Dormunder Lager with Honey. Future, Big Sean and Migos headline.
July 9: Eastside Dark with Black Barrel Jameson-soaked Oak Cubes for the Outlaw Music Festival.
There’s more beer in your future.
Friday: The Counter Craft Collective Presents: the Riverwest Night Market from 5 p.m. to midnight at Company Brewing, 735 E. Center St. More than 20 local craftspeople and artists will display wares. Also expect live music. The vendor list is at the event page on Facebook. Friday: HIIT-N-Hops helps you earn your beer at Grant Park, 100 Hawthorne Ave., South Milwaukee. The exercise event begins at 5:30 p.m. with registration. The workout series features a 45-minute high-intensity interval training, circuitstyle workout in the park followed by some socializing over beer. Tickets are $35 the day of the event. See bodyfuelinc.com/hiitn hops for details.
Saturday: If you are headed to Door County for the holiday, Door County Brewing Co. opens its second Baileys Harbor taproom and brewery at 8900 State Highway 57. The ribbon-cutting ceremony begins at 11 a.m.; the celebration runs through Tuesday.
Saturday: Burnhearts and Pabst host the 10th Annual Street Party starting at noon at Burnhearts, 2599 S. Logan Ave. It’s a street party, so count on live music, local food, beer, cocktails and, the best for last, intense people watching. It’s free to attend. See the event page on Facebook. Monday and Tuesday:
The Traveling Beer Garden will open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at McCarty Park, 8214 W. Cleveland Ave., West Allis, and Grant Park, picnic area number 5, in South Milwaukee. The South Milwaukee Independence Day fireworks celebration will be held at the Traveling Beer Garden on July 4 at 9:30 p.m. For more see mkebeergardens.com.
July 8: The Milwaukee Steampunk Society hosts Steampunk Biergarten Eins from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Humboldt Park Beer Garden, 3000 S. Howell Ave. It’s the same day as Bay View Art in the Park, according to the event page at Facebook.
July 12: Tess, 2499 N. Bartlett Ave., hosts a fifth annual Beer Dinner with Central Waters with special guest Hook’s Cheese. The beer and the cheese will be paired with a different Central Waters beer. Central Waters coowner Anello Mollica will share the newest batch of Cassian Sunset for the occasion. Tickets are $65 per person. Call (414) 9648377.