Lakefront Brewery –  a microbrewery out of Milwaukee – has recently announced a new brew, and with it, they’ve issued a fairly bold (and awesome) statement. They say the beer “is believed to be the first 100 percent ‘all local’ beer made in the U.S.” How so, you ask?

Debuting just last week, “Wisconsinite” is an unfiltered Weiss-style beer is made entirely of local, Wisconsin-grown ingredients. It’s based on a new, native Wisconsin yeast strain “envisioned” by Lakefront Brewery and developed by brewing supplies distributor Northern Brewer. They call it the “Lakefront Strain.” As far as they can tell, it’s the only North American-grown yeast in commercial use today, and first native brewing yeast from Wisconsin.

The rest of beer’s ingredients, chosen to complement the new yeast, hail from Wisconsin as well, including its water (taken from Lake Michigan), malted barley (from Milwaukee’s Malteoup), wheat (from Chilton) and hops (from Mazomanie). All of these tasty goods are grown within 90 miles of the brewery. (It’s worth noting that, until recently, finding Wisconsin-grown hops was a huge challenge in and of itself.)

Betting on current craft beer trends – balanced beers with bigger flavors, a clean finish, and lower alcohol levels – Wisconsinite is a summer beer with a “light, cloudy body” and a pretty low ABV of 4.2 percent.

Can you get around here? Will Glass, the owner and general manager of the Eau Claire Fire House bar has sampled Wisconsinite and says he’ll have it on tap as soon as Lakefront is able to distribute it this far north. He thinks the beer will appeal to customers, if not for the Weiss style then for the Wisconsin-made story behind it.

The special Lakefront Strain yeast is available for purchase by commercial brewers through Wyeast, and by homebrewers through Northern Brewer. (Lakefront doesn’t make money off the sale of the yeast.)

Lakefront is also known for brewing the oldest USDA-certified organic beer in the country, and the first government-approved, gluten-free beer. They also brew the ever-popular Fixed Gear red ale.