Celebrating National American Beer Day With Local Area Breweries

Oct 27, 2021

Celebrating National American Beer Day With Local Area Breweries

We love supporting our fellow local businesses, and on National American Beer Day, we thought it might be fun to highlight some local brewing businesses, taprooms, and microbreweries. These fantastic food and beverage establishments not only provide income via taxes and sales, but also provide a valuable source of tourism for the area. People love to eat and drink local but it also provides a great draw for tourism to the area. Visitors come for the brews and stay for the local entertainment, shop local stores, book at nearby hotels, and do plenty of regional sightseeing! It’s a win-win for everyone.

In addition to drawing outside support, many taprooms and breweries also encourage regional visitors by hosting fun local events. They may hold tasting events for seasonal releases, frequently host open mic nights, sponsor a showing for local artists and galleries or vendor markets, hire musicians to perform on a regular basis, and book small independent artists to create beautiful murals or public artworks. It’s a great place for community gathering and socializing amongst not just casual visitors but tradesmen, local business folks, and networking groups.

Brewery tasting events are also a great way to provide customers with new and interesting concepts in food and beverage, while also being mindful of responsible alcohol consumption and ensuring a customer’s safety on the road post-event. Local taprooms and brewpubs often feature specialty brews made with locally sourced ingredients such as fresh local honey, local fruits and berries, or even partner with local catering companies and farms for joint events.

So as you can see, small brewing companies and tasting rooms are a valuable part of our community. So check out some of the options on our list and help support local businesses in the Southeastern Wisconsin region and the Greater Chicago Area!

And remember, please drink responsibly.

Always ensure you have a designated driver or set up a rideshare service to pick you up and bring you home. Buzzed driving is drunk driving, so drive sober if you don’t want to get pulled over!

Notable Local Microbrew Pubs, Taprooms, and Breweries

Before we go, we wish to also take another quick moment to remind you all that drinking and driving is never a good idea! So we’d like to share some sobering facts to keep in mind and remember to always ensure your party has a Designated Driver when attending beer tastings or brewery event days.

Drunk Driving causes more than 10,000 deaths every year and ⅓ of all traffic related deaths.
Drinking and driving costs over $40 billion in deaths and damages every year.
Drivers aged 21 to 24 account for 27% of alcohol related fatalities, followed by 25% for ages 25 through 34.
The Blood Alcohol Content limit for Illinois and Wisconsin is anything greater than 0.079%, and may result in a DUI/DWI and fines if operating a motor vehicle while drunk or buzzed.

Remember to assign a designated driver to your group or schedule a ride share service.

Please drink responsibly, and if you or someone you know has an alcohol abuse or drinking problem there are services to support you.