Breweries, Wineries and Vineyards for S.W. Wis

[AlumniClub]

Southwest Wisconsin
Bodega Brew Pub
Call 608-782-0677.
124 S Fourth St, La Crosse, La Crosse County.

Botham Vineyards & Winery
Located in the heart of the Iowa County uplands, this family-owned and operated 15-acre working vineyard was established in 1989. Tours feature a history of the circa-1900 "hung" barn, the winery and the vineyard. Tours and tastings daily during regular seasonal hours, Open Apr Sat and Sun 10 am to 5 pm. Late Apr to Dec Wed-Sun 10 am to 5 pm. Tours Sat and Sun 1:30 and 3:30 pm.
Call 608-924-1412 or toll-free 888-478-9463.
8180 Langberry Dr, Barneveld, Iowa County.

Brewery Creek
Featuring The Brewery Pub with fresh brewed beer and old-fashioned comfort food and The Brewery Creek Inn with first class bed and breakfast accomodations. Brewery tours.
Call 608-987-3298.
23 Commerce St, next to the old railroad depot, Mineral Point, Iowa County.

City Brewery
Call 608-785-4222.
925 S Third St, La Crosse, La Crosse County.

Ende House Brewery and Restaurant
Great home-brewed beer by Pete and Dave. 100 BBL capacity. Tours by request. Open 5 pm daily.
Call 608-524-8600.
1020 E Main St, Reedsburg, Sauk County.

G Heileman Brewing Company
Free brewery tours. Visit the world's largest six pack. Tours year- round on the hour: June through Aug from Mon through Sat 10 am to 4 pm, Sun 10 am to 3 pm. Sept through May from Mon through Sat 10 am to 3 pm. Gift shop open year-round 9 am to 5 pm. Free parking.
Call 608-782-2337 or toll-free 800-433-BEER.
1111 S Third St, La Crosse, La Crosse County.

Joseph Huber Brewing Company
Call 608-325-3191.
Monroe, Green County.

Mineral Springs Winery
The historic Mineral Spring Brewery Building is the home of Mineral Springs Winery. The winery offers taste-testing, guided tours Mon-Sat 10 am-6 pm. Sun, noon-6 pm.
Call 608-987-3237 or 608-527-5850.
276 Shake Rag St, Mineral Point, Iowa County.

New Glarus Brewing Company
Voted Best Brewery in Wisconsin by the readers of Wisconsin Trails magazine. Dedicated to a 100% natural brewing process. 6,000 BBL capacity. Wisconsin agricultural products are the heart of all award-winning beers. Tours daily from noon to 4:30 pm.
Call 608-527-5850.
Cty W and Hwy 69 (20 minutes S of Madison on Hwy 69), Green County.

New Glarus Primrose Winery
Call 608-527-5053.
226 Second St, New Glarus, Green County.

Pioneer Brewing Company
Located in the original Oderbolz Brewery Building (1856). 5,000 BBL capacity.
Call 715-284-7553.
320 Pierce St, Black River Falls, Jackson County.

Spurgeon Vineyards & Winery
Nestled in the rolling countyside west of Highland. 16 acres of grapes are vinted into award-winning wines. Open 10 am to 5 pm every day April through December 23, except Thanksgiving Day and Easter Sunday. Open weekends only February and March, from 10 am to 5 pm. Guided tours April through October.
Call 608-929-7692 or toll-free 800-236-5555.
16008 Pine Tree Rd, Highland, Iowa County.


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[dgridley]

Old thread but worth a look.. anyone have anything to add?

Ever visit any of these?

[CindyLouWho]

I've never visited any of them but I've driven past a few. I have heard from college kids that if you take a tour of the breweries in Monroe and New Glarus, they give out numerous free samples throughout the tour and they don't check ID's either.

Speaking of college, there was an article in the paper last week stating that the UW-Platteville microbrewery will be shutting down after six years on campus. A part time brew master at UW-Platteville said that as far as he knows, the campus microbrewery is the only university microbrewery that sells the beer it makes. Other universities that have breweries only use them for teaching purposes and the beer is disposed of after brewing. Evidently the UW-Platteville microbrewery was losing money and it will no longer be feasible to keep it operating.

A brewery on a college campus losing money? What's up with that?

Actually, my son said the college "drinking crowd" prefers to go to the down town bars and since they are in walking distance from the campus they don't have to worry about driving drunk.

[Blue Baboon]

New Glarus doesn't give you much of anything. I thought I remember having to pay for a sample or maybe they only gave one. Most will not give you a large amount these days since they don't want anyone getting drunk. But if you're like me, it takes a lot to get drunk, so they should just be more generous.

[Blue Baboon]

Here you go with some wineries. I've been to a few like Wollersheim, Von Stiehl, and another one up north years ago who's name I don't remember. I was with my parents and not old enough to drink, but I did sip a couple of their samples. I remember the cranberry one was good.

Wineries | Wisconsin Winery Association

[Blue Baboon]

More links

wine and beer: Wisconsin Attractions: Breweries, Wineries and Vineyards

breweries: http://www.wistravel.com/breweries.htm

breweries: http://beerme.com/region.php?108

Brewpubs: http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pa...wisconsin.html

[Blue Baboon]

I think breweries and wineries are a great way to sample things and find out what you like best. The more things you try over time, the easier it gets to figure out what to order somewhere. I usually ask for the less bitter beers since I don't like the dark bitter ones or the malty ones. I prefer mine wine sweet.

[Blue Baboon]

For something different, how about a distillery? Great Lakes Distillery in Milwaukee is one. They make Rehorst Vodka and rum.

Another one I found was Yahara Bay Distillers in Madison. Then there's 45th Parallel in New Richmond. And Death's Door in Madison, named after the passage at the Door County peninsula where the wheat and juniper berries come from.