Full Speed Ahead

UW-Stout senior balances Leinenkugel’s internship, cross country training

The summer of 2019 has been anything but a time to relax for Mike Friedman, who will be a senior this fall at UW-Stout. Quite the opposite: He’s taken things up a notch or two. On weekday afternoons ...

Follow the Cheddar Brick Road

spots to visit on the great Southwestern Wisconsin Cheese Tour

Whether you’ve never visited a factory or your scrapbooks are weighed down with pictures of yourself in front of vats of curd, this unofficial trail of southwestern Wisconsin’s best factories and ...

DÉJÀ BREW: Altoona’s new Ombibulous Brewery taps into prohibition era atmosphere

Bottoms up, Altoona: Ombibulous Brewing (1419 Winchester Way, Suite 8) busted open its doors on July 20, and while the brewery takes inspiration from the days of the Prohibition, the beer gets to stick around this time! Jerrod and Michelle Dohm a married ...

DUMB CHEESE QUESTIONS

cheesemaker Steve Bechel gives smart answers to our dumb questions

Wisconsinites might be cheeseheads, but we’re not all cheesemeisters. When it comes to the real questions about our state snack, it might be best to call in an expert. Thankfully, no question was ...

Beer Crust or Bust

Beer Hall Pizza unites pizza & beer lovers for unique eats

Beer and pizza is at least in the top five for best food and drink pairing, if not the top three. You probably wouldn’t think that it could get any better than that … But a newly designed pizza has come to tell ...

A Great Hop-Pertunity: Elk Mound farm takes hops from bed to brewer

It’s a long journey to get the beer we love to drink ready to serve. Some folks in Elk Mound have taken on a role in that journey, starting their part of this process in the soil. Scott and Jody Alnes began their own hop farm ...

Tiny Store, Big Heart: Nelson Cheese Factory gets new owner, new name

When Ann Weix started working part time at Nelson Cheese Factory, then just a tiny cheese shop on Harding Ave., in 1987, it was only to make an extra buck while attending UW-Eau Claire. A friend of her mother ...

Bygone Brews: Chippewa Valley breweries & beers that are only on tap in the history books

The 151-year-old Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. in Chippewa Falls and the more recent profusion of craft breweries in the Chippewa Valley aren’t the beginning and end of the region’s brewing history ...

Cheese Experts Sound Off

get to know some of the best cheese in the Valley from the local people that put in the work

Get to know some of the best cheese in the Valley from the local people that put in the work ...

The Basics of Beer

lagers, ales, and everything you need to know about your typical cold one

Wisconsin is a beer-loving state, for better or for worse, and with history older than Leinenkugel’s and new breweries coming up every year, the Chippewa Valley is definitely a hub within a hub ...