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  • Sonny’s Hosts Craft Beer Week Through Oct. 22

    Sonny’s Italian Kitchen and Pizzeria are celebrating everything craft beer during Sonny’s Craft Beer Week, Oct. 16 – 22. Oct. 20 is Firkin Friday. A Firkin of Hinterland’s Maple Bock will be tapped at noon. Oct. 21 is Sonny’s Beer Blow Out Party on the Patio with $2 and $3 beer specials. Sonny’s will also […]

  • Cheers!: Black and Sour

    My palate braced itself for its first taste of Zwet.be, a Belgian porter brewed with wild yeast. Oh! Wow! This beer is almost too good to be true. Almost. Just an absolute explosion of flavors in all directions… I have no idea what Zwet.be means. Well, I know .be is Belgium’s web moniker, but Zwet? […]

  • Door County Beer Festival

    June 17, 2017

    A celebration of craft beer, culinary artisans, and live music on the shores of Baileys Harbor. Meet Wisconsin’s leading brewers, Door County’s top chefs, and enjoy beers from more than 50 different Midwest breweries. Visit doorcountybeerfestival.com for more information. $40/advance ticket. $45/at the gate. $15/designated driver.

  • Beer Festival Seeks Volunteers June 17

    The Door County Beer Festival is seeking volunteers to help pour beer, set up festival grounds, and check people in at the sixth annual celebration of beer, food, and music June 17. The festival will feature more than 50 breweries, two bands, and six restaurants as more than 1,200 people make their way through the […]

  • Door County Brewing Co. Collaborates with Lowlands Group

    Lowlands Group announces an expansion of the Lowlands Brewing Collaborative, which brings the world’s best brewers together in a celebration of “bier culture.” Door County Brewing Co. is the latest addition to the collaboration, which also includes Brouwerij Van Steenberge and Brouwerij The Musketeers – two Belgian breweries – as well as Central Waters Brewing […]

  • Thumb Knuckle Brewery. Kewaunee.

    Thumb Knuckle Brewery Opens

    Beer started flowing at noon on March 18 at Wisconsin’s newest craft brewery, Thumb Knuckle Brewing in the unincorporated Kewaunee County community of Walhain, about two miles west of Luxemburg on Hwy. 54. Sure, you’re wondering about the Thumb Knuckle name. The brewery’s logo says it all – the state of Wisconsin has been turned […]

  • Cherry Bounce and Fritz the Lawnmower Man

    I love a good cherry beer. Always have. Always will. My first successful homebrew experiment was a cherry stout, using as a base one of the recipes in Charlie Papazian’s landmark homebrew book.

  • Cheers!

    I find most hop-centric beers to be a trendy waste of time, but one beer with “hop” in its title has been taunting me from the shelves for several months now.

  • A Shot of History, Hauntings and Bitters at Nelsen’s Hall and Bitters Pub

    Ask for a shot of bitters anywhere but Door County and you may be met with a queer expression. ‘Excuse me?’ the bartender might ask, trying to shake an ounce of the deep red liquid from the plastic dropper top.