14 Beer Events Brewing in Milwaukee This Week: Aug. 9-13

If you have tickets to Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison on Saturday, you’re in luck. If you don’t, there are plenty of beer events happening locally.

Wednesday, Aug. 9

Sprecher Brewing’s Traveling Beer Garden sets up shop in Doctors Park (1870 E. Fox Ln.) until Aug. 27. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.

Another Paint & Sip is happening at The Tap Yard – West Bend (4875 County Highway Z) from 6 to 8 p.m. This time you’ll be painting a cabin in the woods. Cost is $30.

This week’s beer release at 1840 Brewing Company (342 E. Ward St.) is Dan Flashes, a West Coast pale ale.


 

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Thursday, Aug. 10

Third Space Brewing is offering samples at Discount Liquor Waukesha (919 N. Barstow St.) from 4 to 6 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 11

You don’t see this every day. Third Space Brewing (1505 W. St. Paul Ave.) hosts square dancing with Do-Si-Do To Go from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are just $10 for the hoedown.

Component Brewing (2018 S. 1st St.) is releasing Haze in Space, a New England IPA that debuted at Wisconsin IPA Fest over the weekend.

The Mercadera Makers Market brings Latin women entrepreneurs to Indeed Brewing Company from 4 to 8 p.m.

1840 Brewing Company takes its Beer Garden Road Show to Lemke Park (10301 W. Donges Bay Rd.). Hours are 4 to 8 p.m.

New Barons Brewing Co-op is pouring its brews at the Fox Point Beer Garden (7040-7098 N. Santa Monica Blvd.)  from 4 to 8 p.m.

Try samples from Central Waters Brewing at Discount Liquor Milwaukee (5031 W. Oklahoma Ave.) from 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12

Don your best Hawaiian shirt for the Concrete Island Party happening at New Barons Brewing Co-op (2018 S. 1st St.) from 2 to 9 p.m. There will be a pig roast, live reggae and beer from both New Barons and Component Brewing.

Company Brewing (735 E. Center St.) has a pair of beer releases starting at 11 a.m. As You Like It is a double IPA and Platinum Barnacle is an oyster gose.

The Beer Garden Road Show lands at Klode Park (5960 N. Lake Dr.) from 2 to 9 p.m.

Try German beers from Arcobräu from noon to 3 p.m. at Discount Liquor Milwaukee.

Sunday, Aug. 13

It’s Food Truck Day at The Tap Yard – Brookfield (2925 N. Barker Rd.). Several food trucks are pulling in to provide sustenance.

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Dan Murphy has been reviewing bars for Milwaukee Magazine for roughly 20 years. He’s been doing his own independent research in them for a few years more.