Isthmus Beer & Cheese Fest

1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison

Held in late January. Hundreds of local craft beers and artisanal cheeses in one place for an all-you-can-sample celebration of Wisconsin’s finest. Get your favorites, try something new and find out what you’ve been missing out on from brewers and cheese makers across the state.

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Isthmus OktoBeerFest

917 E Mifflin St, Madison

Held in mid-September. Features over 40 Wisconsin-focused brewers for this hip interpretation of the classic German-style fest. Brewers will be joined by local artisan sausage, cheese makers, and specialty shops to provide sample sized portions of their finest creations to guests. Guests can enjoy unlimited sampling in their Isthmus OktoBEERfest glassware with an emphasis on seasonal Oktoberfest brews.

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Lake Geneva Beer & Spirits Festival

W4240 WI-50, Lake Geneva

Held in early November. Includes a commemorative tasting glass, unlimited tastings of beer from 30+ Midwest craft breweries. Guests can also sample specialty liquors and foods that pair well with beer and enjoy live music.

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Lazy Monk Brewing, LLC

97 West Madison Street, Eau Claire

Lazy Monk is a European-style craft brewery with a focus on Boehemian, Czech, and German style biers. Their family and dog-friendly Bier Hall and Bier Garden overlook the Chippewa River, with a warm, cozy, and welcoming atmosphere. Their biers are hand-crafted using local and imported ingredients, with a modern artisan take on brewing tradition.

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Lazy Monk Oktoberfest

97 West Madison Street, Eau Claire

Late in late September. Lazy Monk will celebrate over the traditional 16 days of the Oktoberfest season. The main bier hall will be decorated in the style of the Bier Halls in Germany. Two main food and beer tents in the courtyard will set the stage for the Firkin tapping and kickoff to the season.

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Leinie Lodge & Pilot Brewery

124 E. Elm St., Chippewa Falls

The Leinie Lodge, situated on the grounds of the historic Leinenkugel’s Brewery (which opened in 1867), hosts events, live music, and tours of the historic facility, and sports a taproom with 15+ Leinenkugel’s brews. The Lodge has a pilot brewery, which experiments with a handful of new or revived brews, and tests out and pioneers new Leinenkugel’s varieties.

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Lucette Brewing Company

910 Hudson Rd., Menomonie

Lucette Brewing has a huge draft lineup of 16+ beers made in-house with favorites like the Farmer's Daughter and an array of ales, porters, stouts, and lagers with seasonal and rotating brews. Their cocktail, mocktail, and wine selection is also considerable, and don't forget their Neopolitan-style pizzas.

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Madison Craft Beer Week

Locations in Madison and around Dane County

Lasts for two weekends in early May. An annual celebration promoting Madison’s thriving craft beer culture, enhancing beer knowledge and appreciation in a ten-day (two weekend) festival that fosters knowledge of our regional brewing heritage, and showcases the Madison area’s businesses with ties to the craft beer community.

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Marieke Gouda

200 W. Liberty Drive, Thorp

Marieke Gouda crafts award-winning Gouda year round in 13 distinct flavors. Their on-site restaurant serves up burgers, sandwiches, omelets, and more. Their dairy farm is just across the highway, and cheese is made within 5 hours of milking. Every step of their process from dairy cow to cheesemaking is overseen by the watchful eye of owner Marieke Penterman with a commitment to authentic Dutch-style cheesemaking.

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Milwaukee Beer Week

Held during a week in late-May. The primary goal of Milwaukee Beer Week is to enhance beer knowledge and appreciation with a massive smattering of beer-related events across several days held in Milwaukee. See website for full schedule.

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Milwaukee Brewfest

1750 N Lincoln Drive, Milwaukee

Held in late July. Beer from more than 55 regional and national breweries, plus music, food, games and arts.

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Milwaukee Firkin Craft Beer Festival

520 E Wells St, Milwaukee

Held in mid-July. Over 90 beers will be available for tasting at this Milwaukee festival. In addition, food and live music will be there for attendees’ enjoyment.

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Modicum Brewing

4212 Southtowne Drive, Eau Claire

Local craft brewery Modicum Brewing offers a "Tiny by design" taproom that is cozy but social. They pour from a select batch of recipes developed by brewmaster Eric Rykal, with rotating taps. A curated selection of food from The Coffee Grounds is available in the brewery. Dogs are welcome on the patio.

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New London Chamber Annual Beer Tasting

1500 Handschke Dr, New London

Held in late February. Showcasing 65+ beverages including regional and national beers, unique wines and specialty beverages. Tickets include a commemorative souvenir glass, hors d’ouevres and live music.

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Northeast Wisconsin Craft Beer Festival

1901 South Oneida Street, Green Bay

Held in early October. Featuring over 70 breweries, plus music, interactive games, seminars, light hors deuvres,  raffles, silent auction, and more.

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Oktoberfest USA: La Crosse

La Crosse

Held in late September. One of the biggest Oktoberfests in the world. Brings over 150,000 annual attendees to Bavarian culture through music, entertainment, arts and crafts, ethnic food, carnival rides, parades, and pageants.

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Oktoberfest: Chippewa Falls

225 Edward Street, Chippewa Falls

Held in Mid-September. A full weekend of German fun with four stages wth live entertainment including dance, contests and more. Experience family fun, scrumptious foods and beverages. Prost!

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Potosi BrewFest

101 Brewery Hollow Rd, Potosi

Held in Late August. From 1-4:30pm (VIPs get in at noon), sample some of the finest craft beers in the region as well as artisan cheeses and locally produced wines, plus live music.

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Rails & Ales Brewfest

2285 S Broadway, Green Bay

Held in Mid-September. The National Railroad Museum brings historic trains and contemporary craft beers together for an evening of fun and camaraderie among the historic rail locomotives and rail cars while sampling craft beers, regional wines, and food prepared by local restaurants, and bidding on an awesome array of items.

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Thirsty Troll BrewFest

401 Blue Mounds Street, Mount Horeb

Held in Mid-September. This intimate beer sampling features 25 craft brewers serving over 100 different beers. Enjoy live music and food served by area civic organizations. Get your picture taken with Jorgen the Thirsty Troll.

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Up North Beer Festival

Eagle River

Held in mid-June. Enjoy this opportunity to try many different styles of beers from many different breweries. Make plans to visit some of the many quality breweries. Many offer free tours.

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Wisconsin Beer Lovers Festival

5800 N Bayshore Dr, Glendale

Held mid-June. Presented by the Wisconsin Brewers Guild, meet more than 35 of our great state’s passionate brewers as they pour their best brews and share their wisdom about what makes Wisconsin’s craft scene unique. Also featuring locally produced cuisine and Wisconsin cheesemakers matching creative pairings of beers, dishes, and cheese.

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Wisconsin Dells on Tap

Wisconsin Dells

Held in mid-October. Part of the Dells Autumn Harvest Fest, The Wisconsin Dells takes a moment and honors Wisconsin’s proud brewing heritage. Sample dozens of breweries in a full spectrum of beer, and speak to the brewmasters themselves. The day beforehand participate in the Dells Craft Beer Walk where attendees sample from a huge selection of artisan brews at participating bars.

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Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest

Chilton

Usually in mid to late-May. Featuring dozens of breweries, presented by Rowland’s Calumet Brewing.

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