Green County Cheese Days

1016 16th Ave., Monroe

Held in late September. Green County Cheese days is packed with old world traditions, entertainment, Wedgie the cheese mascot, food vendors, merchandise, parades, the crowning of the Limburger Queen, and of course plenty of cheese.

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Hops for Hockey Beer Fest

915 Menomonie St, Eau Claire

Held in early September. Quench your beer drinking thirst at this event benefiting the Center Ice Club Foundation. Tickets on sale at all Gordy’s locations. Find this event on Facebook to stay up to date with news and fun promotions.

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International Cheese Technology Expo

400 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee

Held in mid-April. The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association and Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research will host cheese manufacturers and suppliers from across the nation and around the world for morning seminars, afternoons of trade show exposition and evening social affairs.

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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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K-Point Brewing at The Coffee Grounds

4212 Southtowne Drive, Eau Claire

Taking its name from a ski jumping term, this nanobrewery adjacent to the Coffee Grounds focuses on brewing small batches of beers “that are never out of style.” Enjoy one of their unique stouts, ales, or lagers paired with food from the café at the Coffee Grounds. Also hosts beer dinners, fish frys, and more.

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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

Step into the old world, German-style Bier Hall to try over 14 taps, a root beer, and a great atmosphere. They specialize in brewing Bohemian Beers, and also have British and American seasonal beers, plus special limited edition holiday beers. Take home growlers and 4 packs.

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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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Leinenkugel's

124 E. Elm St., Chippewa Falls

Brewing since 1867, Leinenkugel's is one of America's oldest craft breweries, boasting a portfolio of several distinctive, flavorful beers inspired by its natural Northwoods surroundings. The brand has put Chippewa Falls on the map for their adventurous array of full-flavored brews in small, high-quality batches.

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Lucette Brewing Company

910 Hudson Rd., Menomonie

Lucette takes its name from Paul Bunyan's girlfriend. Their brews include the Farmer’s Daughter (a blonde ale with coriander) or a highly rated pale ale Ride Again (a drinkable ale with notes of floral and citrus), plus one-of-a-kind small-batch creation. Try their four-beer sampler flights or "guest beers" from other Wisconsin breweries. The Woodfired Eatery serves classic house pizzas, seasonal creations, calzones, and salads.

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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. They have a restaurant on-site that serves up burgers, sandwiches, omelets, and more. Their dairy farm is just across the highway, and cheese is made within 5 hours of milking. You can book tours for both the farm and the cheesemaking facility.

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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

3732 Spooner Ave. Suite A, Altoona

Local craft brewery Modicum Brewing offers a stylish taproom resting in full view of its brew tanks. They pour from a select batch of recipes developed by brewmaster Eric Rykal. Plenty of seating, room for large groups, and tasty snacks from local producers.

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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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Northwoods Brew Pub

50819 West St., Osseo

In a new, industrial-style setting, patrons at Northwoods Brewpub can enjoy changing seasonal menus and 29 handcrafted beers as well as six sodas, all brewed on site. Covered outdoor seating will be on a massive new patio.

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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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Oliphant Brewing

350 main st suite #2, Somerset

Trevor and Matt, Oliphant's official quackers, cycloned through this brewing process to end up in Somerset, WI. Tongue firmly in cheeks, these two are crafting with a diligence previously unknown to them.

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Ombibulous Brewing

1419 Winchester Way, Altoona

The new kid on the scene, Ombibulous Brewing has a handful of classic taps; two east coast IPAs, a stout, a black lager, a honey red lager, and soon a lemon wheat. The taproom is full of prohibition-era aesthetic with dark wood and leather seating.

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