Here’s Your Favorite Beer & Cheese According to Our 2019 Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll

All your favorite local beers and cheeses!

It’s Official: Eau Galle Cheese Factory Makes the Best Asiago in the Nation

Some of the finest Italian cheeses on this side of the Atlantic are made right here in the Chippewa Valley, just downriver from Eau Claire at Eau Galle Cheese Factory outside Durand. The family-owned ...

The Great Chippewa Valley Beer Tour

one woman, two days, three cities, and eight local breweries

I can be one of those meme-worthy, wine-loving moms, but what I really enjoy after a long day is a nice cold beer. I am a Wisconsin girl, after all. It wasn’t until I met my husband that I was introduced to ...

Hops4Hockey Offers Local Beer to Support Local Hockey

If you’re on the lookout for a chance to get out, taste some good beer, and support local hockey teams, hop right on over to the Hops4Hockey annual beer festival on Sept. 21 at the Hobbs Municipal Ice Center ...

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 ...