Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Radio Milwaukee responded to our questions about the timeline of Jordan Lee's arrest in November 2025 and his (apparently mutual) departure from the organization this summer just before he was charged with sexual assault of a child. www.milwaukeemag.com/jordan-lee-2...milwaukeemag.comJordan Lee Stayed on Job at Radio Milwaukee for Eight Months After First ArrestThe station responds to questions regarding the timing of its leader’s departure after a second arrest this summer. 020
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 16/09/2026On the occasion of Mildred Fish Harnack Day in Wisconsin, do you know who she is? She's a kick-ass Nazi resister from right here in Milwaukee. MilMag told her remarkable story a few years ago: www.milwaukeemag.com/the-resister...milwaukeemag.comMildred Fish-Harnack Smuggled Secrets Out of Nazi Germany | Milwaukee MagazineHow Mildred Fish-Harnack gave everything fighting Adolf Hitler’s regime from the inside 093
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I absolutely love writing The Big Picture feature each month - deep-diving into photography with people who love Milwaukee and Wisconsin and its beauty. 030
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Supermoon Beer has closed its (awesome) taproom in Bay View. 142
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The state of Wisconsin is shutting down Kirk Bangstad's @mbcbrews.bsky.social. www.wpr.org/news/state-r...wpr.orgState revokes brewing license for liberal provocateur Kirk BangstadThe Wisconsin Department of Revenue confirmed to WPR that it had issued a notice of a brewer’s permit revocation for two Minocqua Brewing Company locations. The business has locations in Minocqua and ... 152
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Fantastic story by @bobbytmke.bsky.social about the Schlitz archive - preserved by Stroh's, which ultimately closed the Milwaukee brewery - that has not only survived but now found its way back to Milwaukee. onmilwaukee.com/articles/sch...onmilwaukee.comUrban spelunking: How the Schlitz archives came back to Brew CityWhile some Milwaukee beer drinkers never really got over the sale of Schlitz Brewing to Stroh's in 1982, fans of Brew City's beer history actually owe the Detroit-based Stroh family a debt of gratitud... 151
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Folks, I'm calling it: Session IPAs are back. Last month, Raised Grain rolled out its Lowdown line of 2.5% ABV beers, including a hazy and an American IPA. And now @lakefrontbrewery.bsky.social is adding Noon Game, a 3.2% IPA, to its year-round lineup. Launch party is 7/19 during World Cup final. 240
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I'm seeing lots of good reflections on the state of American democracy as we approach the nation's 250th anniversary, and I think ours (@milwaukeemag.bsky.social), featuring voices from the governor to the mayor to some local schoolkids, is fascinating. Give it a read! milwaukeemag.com/usa-250/ 142
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Need some help with #content, Milwaukee. What's the best bubbler in/around MKE? Posh/fancy, great flow, some kind of gimmic, whatever. (This pic is not it) 281
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Untitled Art is reportedly shutting down after 10 years and two years after co-founder Isaac Showaki sold his Octopi Brewing contract brewery to Asahi. newschoolbeer.com/home/2026/6/...newschoolbeer.comReport: Untitled Art Craft Beverage Co. shutting down — New School Beer + CiderUntitled Art is shutting down their beverage business according to internal sources and memos circulated around the company employees and partners. The Wisconsin based brand turned 10 years old this ... 640
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The Lakeland Times is reporting local police and agents from the State Department of Revenue Division of Alcoholic Beverages seized beer from Minocqua Brewing Co. today. State confirms an investigation. 📸: submitted to Lakeland Times. More info here: www.facebook.com/share/r/1GiN... 471
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Badger Beer Report is giving away two tickets to this Saturday’s Sip & Savor fest in Glendale! I’ll be there with the boys and Chelsea, sipping and savoring. Details here! www.facebook.com/share/1CZXcP...facebook.com 010
Reposted by Chris DrosnerBrett Martin @brettmartin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Allegedly the banned-for-life list from the soon to shutter Parkview Tavern. 2582536551
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 10/06/2026We don’t usually see each other’s headers. Here’s mine. (And by the way I love all the Chicago-themed ones!) Quote-skeet with yours (if you feel like it) 260
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Kirk Bangstad of @mbcbrews.bsky.social will NOT be on the August gubernatorial primary ballot. His effort to repair errors on his nomination papers came up short, per the state elections commission. 060
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The SCH- portion of the index of Doug Hoverson's excellent "The Drink That Made Wisconsin Famous" spans two entire pages (continued on next leaf). #Germans 070
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 05/06/2026You can now channel your Schlitz grief into a pair of new bobbleheads. store.bobbleheadhall.com/search?q=sch... 141
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Folks, the @lakefrontbrewery.bsky.social Curd of the Month for June is RED VELVET – Red velvet cake battered curds with a sweet chocolate cookie breading, served with cream cheese frosting. Never have I been at once so repulsed and desirous. 261
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Y'all, Young Blood is grandly opening its DeForest taproom/brewery today and a lil bird (Greg) tells me it's bumpin. There has been a Billy sighting. 070
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 28/05/2026If you haven't committed to Lager & Friends this Saturday at Gathering Place, it's time. Ticketsare now 15% off (just $34!) with the code FRIENDS15. I'll be there with my Badger Beer Report friends pouring this year's version of DACHSBIER! Tickets here: www.gatheringplacebrewing.com/shop/p/lager... 160
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Today in cool shit in the inbox: A functional, 5-foot-high Crosley-Miller High Life kegerator, up for auction June 1. Proceeds benefiting WAMI - the Wisconsin Area Music Industry. www.millerhighlife.com/soundtrack 030
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Just in time for the long weekend, I present the complete Milwaukee Magazine guide to local beer gardens. #prost www.milwaukeemag.com/milwaukee-be...milwaukeemag.comA Guide to Milwaukee-Area Beer Gardens for the Summer of 2026Milwaukee has dozens of places to get your seasonal outdoor blast of gemütlichkeit. Here’s what you need to know about every single one of them. 060
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Just gonna note that the species name of the rusty patched bumblebee is Bombus affinis #ChonkusFrenus 140
Reposted by Chris DrosnerMcKie's Disc Jockey Show Lounge @mckiesdjlounge.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Well damn, two monumental losses in Chicago tavern history. First Schlitz, now Sam. Anyway, RIP to them both: 16014
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Milwaukee, there's a pretty good chance today is the best beer garden day of the year. Act accordingly. (📸 Whitnall Beer Garden last Saturday) 041
Reposted by Chris DrosnerHistoric Beer Ads @beerpuffery.bsky.social · 15/05/2026It's not just about Schlitz, but Doug Hoverson's "The Drink that Made Wisconsin Famous" will have some excellent information for sure. It's a fabulous tome. www.upress.umn.edu/978081666991...upress.umn.eduThe Drink That Made Wisconsin FamousFrom grain to glass—a complete illustrated history of brewing and breweries in the state more famous for beer than any other Few places on Earth are as i... 181
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 14/05/2026OK, not quite official, but I'm calling it: Schlitz is gone. My story on what losing this beer means to Milwaukee, and Kirby Nelson and Wisconsin Brewing Co.'s effort to send it off proper. www.milwaukeemag.com/schlitz-is-g...milwaukeemag.comSchlitz Is Gone, But First It’s Getting One Last HurrahAn icon of Milwaukee’s beer baron era has been discontinued by Pabst Brewing Co., but Wisconsin Brewing is planning one last toast to Schlitz this summer. 72613
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Is the Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous is no longer? We're working to confirm with Pabst Brewing, but Wisconsin Brewing in Verona has announced it's holding an event next week that it's billing as the brewing of a last ceremonial batch of Schlitz. 4266
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Sophie's Choice coming up on May 30 for Wisconsin beer folks with two great events overlapping: Lager & Friends at Gathering Place, and 3 Sheeps anniversary party in Shevegas. I'm going with L&F, and Badger Beer Hour will once again have a table – Dachsbier is back, baby! 🦡🍺🎉 120
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Some surprise beer news in the inbox: Sheboygan's finest, 3 Sheeps Brewing, announces distribution to Chicagoland beginning this month with Brew City Distributing. Brands include Chaos Pattern, Fresh Coast, Wisconsinitis and Rebel + three variety packs. 1121
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Folks, we have a date for the opening of Young Blood Beer’s massive DeForest location! May 29, and mmmayyyybe if you go 5/26-27 you can be part of the dust opening. H/T the Badger Beer Hour chat 😎 140
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Stopped at Vault 202 in Appleton on way home from cabin and, folks, the New Kids on the Maibock is fire. Collab of 8 breweries that opened last year, hosted by Vault, catalyzed by Badger Beer Report. Smooth, rich, a touch dank, just a fantastic maibock. 2100
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 24/04/2026A little Minocqua Brewing update: Kirk Bangstad has riled up many of his supporters by questioning animal activists' raid on the beagle breeding facility in Dane County last weekend. Predictably, he's doubled down and is now on his second post this week. www.threads.com/@mbcbrews/po...threads.comMinocqua Brewing Company (@mbcbrews) on ThreadsIf hundreds of you broadcast that you planned to steal dogs, and then actually followed through on it, what choice do you think the cops had? To let you commit a burglary in broad daylight? Btw, you ... 131
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 24/04/2026A new beer made by (almost) all of the new breweries in Wisconsin drops beginning this Saturday up north. How cool is that! I am STOKED to try New Kids on the Maibock and so proud of my BBR colleagues Greg and Joel for making this happen. www.milwaukeemag.com/new-brewerie...milwaukeemag.comNew Breweries All Across Wisconsin Brewed a Beer TogetherBadger Beer Report sparked New Kids on Maibock, a unique statewide collaboration by nine of the 10 Wisconsin breweries that opened in 2025. 1112
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 23/04/2026It's been quite a year for The Mothership, which ... I mean, is it Milwaukee's best bar? It reopens Sunday for its 7th anniversary after its *second* flood in nine months. In between, it was named a semifinalist for a James Beard Award. Mothership forever! www.milwaukeemag.com/lets-raise-a...milwaukeemag.comLet’s Raise a Glass to The MothershipIn the past year, the singular tiki bar/corner dive in Bay View has endured two floods and snagged a (well deserved) national honor. 031
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Blatz bottles, all Blatz Light (RIP) and a host of other mostly throwback brands – many with ties to Milwaukee brewing history – have been put on hiatus by Pabst. Diehard fans are sad. www.milwaukeemag.com/blatz-bottle...milwaukeemag.comWhy Some of Milwaukee’s Iconic Beers Are Harder to Find NowPabst Brewing Co. has sunsetted Blatz bottles, Schlitz cans and other brands – and diehard fans have noticed. 3113
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Sapporo is selling Stone Brewing to Firestone Walker and Duvel Moortgat, splitting the brand's operations between eastern and western US. 🤔 www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/04/21/s...sandiegouniontribune.comStone Brewing, San Diego’s largest craft brewer, is changing hands againFirestone Walker Brewing Company and Duvel Moortgat USA are acquiring the brewer in a move that will mean the eventual end of widespread production in San Diego County. 360
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Some Saturday news: Titletown Brewing of Green Bay is taking over the West Bend taproom built by 1840 Brewing in The District apartments. It’s the first-ever satellite location for one of the oldest brewpubs in the state. 📸: Titletown 030
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 14/04/2026If you've never subscribed to Milwaukee Magazine, now's the time. $4.14 for a year of the best dining coverage in the city, unexpected angles on local news, profiles of fascinating people and the best stuff to do in MKE and around the state. Support us! milwaukeemag.dragonforms.com/loading.do?o... 040
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Today is the 13th anniversary of the formation of a Wisconsin (albeit a little janky) in my beer bubbles. The beer, Sixpoint Apollo; the place, Alchemy Cafe, Madison. Justin Vernon retweeted this, somehow. 4344
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 08/04/2026My immediate first reaction to the "Great Lakes Region" getting the Michelin treatment was to recall reading this just a few weeks ago: The Real Cost of One Michelin Star www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/...bostonmagazine.comThe Real Cost of One Michelin StarBoston paid to bring Michelin’s guide to the city. It got a lot of questions. 010
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Here's our story on the closure of Public Craft Brewing by woulda-been savior @lakefrontbrewery.bsky.social. It's a big bummer for downtown Kenosha. www.milwaukeemag.com/public-craft...milwaukeemag.comPublic Craft Brewing in Kenosha Has ClosedLakefront Brewery, which purchased the downtown brewpub while it was in Chapter 11 reorganization two years ago, has pulled the plug. 230
Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 07/04/2026We're chasing reports that Lakefront Brewery has permanently closed Public Craft Brewery in Kenosha, which it acquired less than two years ago. More to come. 120