Wednesday, May 31
3 Sheeps Brewing is taking over the taps at Ray’s Growler Gallery (8930 W. North Ave.) from 4 to 10 p.m. with a few beers ideal for summer.
Sprecher Brewing’s Traveling Beer Garden sets up shop at Froemming Park (8801 S. 51st St.) until June 11. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.
Head to The Tap Yard – Waukesha (1927 E. Sunset Dr.) for Tropical Blooms Paint & Sip at 6 p.m. Learn how to paint from an expert. Tickets, $30, include all necessary art supplies.
Friday, June 2
Kick off the summer and enjoy Bay View Gallery Night at New Barons Brewing Co-op (2018 S. 1st St.). The party runs from 4 to 10 p.m. and includes live music and food trucks. Neighboring Component Brewing is hosting a Gallery Night installation as well.
Fun and Games at Draft & Vessel (7479 Harwood Ave.) means a visit from Young Blood Beer Company, 3 Sheeps and 1840 Brewing Company. It also means playing games for prizes and a fish fry, courtesy of the Heirloom food truck.
It’s a trio of weekly releases at 1840 Brewing Company (342 E. Ward St.). Boil ‘Em, Mash ‘Em, Stick ‘Em in a Brew is a hazy pale ale made with Nelson Sauvin hops and thiolized yeast. Mariah Karaoke is a brett saison aged on Door County Montmorency cherries. Pigs on the Wing is a hard seltzer fermented with kviek yeast. Presale starts at 9 a.m.
1840 Brewing’s Beer Garden Road Show makes a stop at River Barn Park () from 4 to 8 p.m.
Try samples from Lake Louie Brewing (3 to 5 p.m.) and Hop Valley Brewing (4 to 6 p.m.) at Discount Liquor Milwaukee (5031 W. Oklahoma Ave.).
Lakefront Brewery is handing out samples at Discount Liquor Waukesha (919 N. Barstow St., Waukesha) from 3 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 3
Central Waters Brewing (1037 W. Juneau Ave.) release its third group of variants of its Central Waters 25 barrel-aged anniversary stout. The beer with the champagne-colored label has been aged for 35 months in 18-year Elijah Craig barrels. Teal label bottles have been aged in 12-year Elijah Craig barrels for 47 months. That’s a lot of months on both accounts; Central Waters drew oohs and aahs when it released a stout aged three years in bourbon barrels a few years ago. Both will be on tap when Central Waters opens at 11 a.m. The bottle release is at 4 p.m. in the back entrance of the brewery.
Yoga on Tap comes to Lion’s Tail Brewing (8520 W. North Ave.) at 11 a.m. For $20, you get a 45-minute yoga session and a beer.
Sunday, June 4
The third annual Taco Fest by The Tap Yard – Waukesha comes to Minooka Park from noon to 6 p.m. That means a whole lot of taco trucks and really good beer.
Braids & Beermosas is the theme at Broken Bat Brewery (135 E. Pittsburgh Ave.). From noon to 3 p.m. Drybar – Milwaukee will offer hair braiding for $10, and during that time Broken Bat will be making beermosas.
The Beer Garden Road Show takes up residence in Ellsworth Park (
Monday, June 5
Pints + Poses Rooftop Yoga is happening at Pilot Project (1128 N. 9th St.) at 6 p.m. The hourlong yoga session costs $15 and includes $5 off beer before and after.
