Beer Events in Milwaukee This Week: Dec. 19-23

16 Beer Events Brewing in Milwaukee This Week: Dec. 19-23

Check out all the tastings, brewery events. last-minute gift opportunities and more.

Tuesday, Dec. 19

A rep from Drekker Brewing Company will be at Beer Snobs Ale & Eats (122 Cottonwood Ave., Hartland) at 6 p.m. Sip on a beer or two from Fargo’s finest and learn about the brewery.

Try Bofferding’s Christmas Lager at Discount Liquor Milwaukee (5031 W. Oklahoma Ave.) from 2 to 5 p.m.


It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year!

 

Wednesday, Dec. 20

The Cashmere Sweater is back at 1840 Brewing Company (342 E. Ward St.). The imperial IPA is the weekly release. It’s available on tap on Wednesday and in bottles on Friday.

Eagle Park Brewing (S66 W15870 Commerce Center Pkwy., Muskego) hosts the Holiday Helper Series Maker’s Market to help ensure that you have handcrafted gifts for everyone on your list. It runs from 6 to 9 p.m.

Bofferding samples will be available at Discount Liquor Waukesha (919 N. Barstow St.) from 3 to 5 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 21

Pilot Project hosts a Holiday Beer & Food Pairing Dinner at 6 p.m. The five-course dinner includes five beer pairings. Tickets are $85.

They’re pouring some gems during Yule Be Feeling Alright at Station No. 06 (6800 W. Becher St.). The holiday party features special beers on tap from standout breweries like 3 Sheeps, Surly, Bell’s, Revolution, Lakefront and Trillium. 

New Barons Brewing Company (2018 S. 1st St.) is throwing a holiday party at 6 p.m. They’ll be pouring Q Belgian Quad, Santa will be there, and a holiday market will be happening.

Milwaukee Burger Company (6421 S. 27th St.) celebrates the Darkest Day of the Year by tapping this year’s Darkness Imperial Stout from Surly Brewing at 4 p.m. They’ll also have three variants on tap.

Samples from Brasserie d’Achouffe will be poured at Discount Liquor Milwaukee from 3 to 6 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 22

The Merry Creeds-mas Party is happening at Component Brewing (2018 S. 1st St.) from 4 to 10 p.m. They will be interspersing holiday music with the occasional tune from the band Creed. During the unfortunate instances when these 90s rock songs play, beer specials will happen.

Third Space Brewing (1505 W. St. Paul Ave.) is helping out all of you last-minute gift buyers with Procrastinator’s Christmas. From 2 to 6 p.m. you can get deals on Third Space stuff to ensure that you have something to put under the tree.

Try beers from Young Blood Beer Company at Discount Liquor Waukesha from 3 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 23

Company Brewing (735 E. Center St.) is releasing Thousandfold, a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout, at 11 a.m.

You get $1 off of your first pint if you walk into Gathering Place (7208 W. North Ave.) wearing an ugly Christmas sweater. The Ugly Sweater Party runs from 6 to 9 p.m.

If you missed the last-minute gift opportunity at Third Space then head to Ope! Brewing Co. (6751 W. National Ave.).  The Ope! Shoot Forgot to Shop Market runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hacienda Beer Co. (2018 E. North Ave.) is releasing Verge of Excess, a Belgian golden strong ale.


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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.