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Milwaukee Brewfest – July 28

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Press Release
Contact: Bill Hoag
(414) 321-5000
For Immediate Release:

Third Annual Milwaukee Brewfest

MILWAUKEE, WI – After a very successful second year, Inferno Marketing Group is thrilled to announce the date for the Third Annual Milwaukee Brewfest, taking place at the old Coast Guard Pavilion at McKinley Park on Milwaukee’s beautiful lakefront July 28, 2012. In the heart of Milwaukee, this great location is within walking distance of the Eastside and Downtown.  Beautiful views and ample space have proven this a great spot for a craft beer tasting event!

This year we will have unlimited sampling of over 200 craft beers and micro brews from over 60 breweries from across the country.  Back by popular demand, the 2012 Milwaukee Brewfest will also have a special German Row.

Although everyone comes for the beer, we’ll have a number of on-site activities for added entertainment:

• Live musical performances
• Crowning of the 2012 Milwaukee Brewfest Queen
• A variety of food available for purchase from local restaurants and vendors
• Food sampling from various Wisconsin-based companies
• Displays by a number of local artists and craftsmen

Milwaukee Brewfest will take place from 3pm-7pm with 2pm early admission for all VIP ticket holders.  General admission tickets are $40 in advance and $45 at the gate.  VIP tickets are $55 in advance or $60 at the gate.  Ticket sales are limited, be sure to get your tickets while you can.

Please visit us online at www.milwaukeebrewfest.com for ticket purchases and additional information.  Any questions or comments can be directed to:

Milwaukee Brewfest
1910 S. 81st Street
Milwaukee, WI   53219-1010

Phone: (414) 321-5000
Fax: (414) 321-0505

Brewing up a Milwaukee beer museum

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Growing up in the seventies and eighties, one of the first things that comes to mind when I think of Milwaukee is the opening of “Laverne & Shirley“.

“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight! Schlemiel! Schlemazl! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!”

While the Shotz Brewery where Ms. De Fazio and Ms. Feeney worked was fictional, multiple beer pioneers actually made their mark in The City of Festivals.

But there’s no museum to commemorate this brewing heritage. That may change soon, however, as two different groups are working toward opening museums.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

It’s the beer that made Milwaukee famous. But that’s not just a slogan; it’s a fact. It was Milwaukee’s beer that gave our town its reputation.

That’s a part of our history worth remembering, which is why a brewing museum in Milwaukee makes so much sense.

Two groups in the city are working to create a museum. The Museum of Beer & Brewing, headed by Jim Haertel, hopes to open a museum in one of the buildings he owns at the old Pabst Brewing works. The other group, the Milwaukee Beer Museum, has a storefront on S. 5th St. Both groups have memorabilia and a dream. But it will take a major backer to create such a museum.

Surprising, to me anyway, is that the 800-pound gorilla in Milwaukee, Miller, isn’t behind at least one of these endeavors or have their own plans.

Museum of Beer and Brewing

Milwaukee Beer Museum