Wednesday, July 29
Sprecher Brewing’s Traveling Beer Garden makes a stop at Froemming Park (8801 S. 51st St., Franklin) until Aug. 16., hours are 5-9 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on weekends.
Thursday, July 30
Lakefront Brewery is pouring some of its beers at Greendale Village Days, which runs Thursday to Sunday at the Greendale Village Center.
Friday, July 31
Toppling Goliath is taking over the taps at The Tap Yard – Waukesha (1927 E. Sunset Dr.) at 6 p.m. The highlights include Double Dry Hopped King Sue, Cyber Sue IPA and barrel-aged Amber Pearl lager.
North Carolina’s Fonta Flora Brewery begins a one-month residency at Havenwoods Taproom & Beer Garden (5840 N. 60th St.). They’ll be pouring their beers and hosting events.
Saturday, Aug. 1
The 10th Annual Wisconsin IPA Fest returns to Third Space Brewing (1505 W. St. Paul Ave.) and gives you the chance to sample some of the best IPAs that breweries in the Badger State can offer. Tickets start at $50.
The Eagle Park-ing Lot Party is happening at Three Cellars (N72 W13400 Lund Ln., Menomonee Falls) from noon-7 p.m. The fun includes beer from Eagle Park Brewing, outdoor games, a pinewood derby and more.
The Wisconsin Brewery Running Series makes a stop at Perspective Brewing (7508 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis). The casual 5K run starts at 11 a.m. and costs $44.
Torzala Brewing is popping up at Ellsworth Park Beer Garden (600 E. Ellsworth Ln., Bayside) from 3-8 p.m.
Try samples of Miller High Life at Discount Liquor Milwaukee (5031 W. Oklahoma Ave., West Allis) from noon-2 p.m.
Discount Liquor Waukesha (919 N. Barstow St.) is also pouring samples of High Life from noon-2 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 2
Another meat raffle is happening at Sahale Ale Works (1505 Wisconsin Ave., Grafton) from 2-4 p.m. The prizes are from the good folks at Bunzel’s Old Fashioned Meat Market.
Bring your sweet tooth to The Tap Yard – West Bend (4875 County Hwy. Z) for Dessert Food Truck Fest from noon-6 p.m.
Coming Soon
Saturday, Aug. 8: It’s not in the Milwaukee area, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention Wisconsin’s biggest beer festival, the Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison. Tickets sell out in May, but the organizers of the nonprofit event have a forum for ticket exchange (without markup from the $70 face value) in the event’s official Facebook group. If you’re feeling lucky the day of the festival, you can usually score a ticket or two outside the gates.
Saturday, Aug. 22: Station No. 06 (6800 W. Becher St., West Allis) celebrates its seventh anniversary with a big party. Live music, barbecue and rare beers are all on the agenda.
Saturday, Aug 22: Gathering Place Brewing (811 E. Vienna Ave.) is throwing a block party to mark its ninth anniversary.

