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Local Beer & Bar Trivia - 2016 Edition

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Tom Giffey, photos by Lee Butterworth |

’90s Night at House Of Rock, Eau Claire
’90s Night at House Of Rock, Eau Claire

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1. This downtown Eau Claire tavern has more taps than any other bar in the Chippewa Valley:

A. The Fire House
B. Clancy’s
C. The Red Room
D. The Livery

2. The Old Fashioned has been called Wisconsin’s unofficial state cocktail. Its typical ingredients include brandy (or whiskey), sugar, water (or club soda), cherries, and:

A. Vermouth
B. Tabasco sauce
C. Anogostura bitters
D. Grenadine

3. The Pickle was formerly known as:

A. The Untamed Impulse
B. The Dirty Deed
C. The Nasty Habit
D. The Obnoxious Itch

4. Which Eau Claire bar is NOT located on Water Street?

A. Pioneer Tavern
B. Ray’s Place
C. Brothers
D. The Mousetrap

5. This recently closed local icon began its history as a college-oriented drinking establishment called simply The Barr:

A. Sweetwaters
B. Woo’s Pagoda
C. Fanny Hill Dinner Theater
D. Wally’s Chalet

6. True or false: The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. was co-founded by a man named Miller.

7. This watering hole bills itself as an “Irish Parrot Bar”:

A. Lucky’s
B. O’Leary’s
C. Clancy’s
D. Hobbsy’s

8. Hops are most commonly used to flavor beer. In traditional herbal medicine, however, a pillow full of hops was used to treat:

A. Nightmares
B. Insomnia
C. Gout
D. Congestion

9. This Menomonie tavern was opened by a former member of the Wisconsin State Senate:

A. Shoe’s Pub
B. Stout Ale House
C. Skoog’s Parkside
D. The Silver Dollar

10. Which Altoona tavern boasts the Chippewa Valley’s longest bar rail at 96 feet?

A. Golden Spike Bar & Grill
B. Rolly’s Coach Club
C. Happy Hollow Tavern
D. Five O’Clock Club

11. How many of the 10 oldest breweries in the United States were founded in Wisconsin?

A. Five
B. All 10
C. Three
D. Seven

12. Altoona’s 400 Club is within sight of train tracks and is named for the legendary “400” train that ran between …

A. Eau Claire and Chicago
B. Chicago and St. Paul
C. Minneapolis and Rockford
D. Milwaukee and Duluth

13. According to data from 700,000 users of the social drinking app BARTRENDr, the most popular liquor brand in Wisconsin is:

A. Jim Beam
B. Captain Morgan
C. Jack Daniels
D. Jose Cuervo

14. This Menomonie tavern shares its name with a film about World War II:

A. The Dirty Dozen
B. Das Boot
C. Casablanca
D. The Great Escape

15. The unique beers produced by this Chippewa Valley microbrewery include the Gunpowder IPA:

A. The Brewing Projekt
B. Lazy Monk
C. Lucette
D. Brewster Brothers

ANSWER KEY: 1-A, 2-C, 3-C, 4-D, 5-C, 6-True, 7-C, 8-B, 9-A, 10-C, 11-A, 12-B, 13-B, 14-D, 15-A