BEER, From Gods Country

For over 100 years, Grain Belt has been the beer that fathers have passed on to sons and friends have passed amongst each other at local bars and watering holes. It is a beer with tradition that spans generations. Which is why it has become legendary-both here and across the country.

In 1893, 33 years after Schell began operations from its brewery in New Ulm, Golden Grain Belt beer was introduced by Minneapolis Brewing Company, which operated from a large, castle-like brewery located along the Mississippi River in Northeast Minneapolis. Minneapolis Brewing Company was formed two years earlier as a merger of four small area breweries -- John Orth, Heinrich, F.D. Norenberg and Germania.

Grain Belt remained a top-selling beer in Minnesota through the sixties as regional brewers had a stronger hold on the loyalty of drinkers than the companies in places such as St. Louis and Milwaukee that would later emerge as the industry titans.

The Minneapolis Brewery became known for its tours and its generous free beer samples, and in the Summer of 1963, Grain Belt Park was dedicated in an ten-acre area of land just in front to the brewery's old wagon shed, off Broadway and Marshall streets. The centerpiece of the park was a decorative fountain that spouted water up to eighteen feet high, surrounded with a variety of trees, flower gardens, tame deer and Black Forest-style hostelry. A depiction of the fountain began to appear on Grain Belt labels and signage, along with the slogan "From Perfect Brewing Water."

In 1967, Minneapolis Brewing Company officially changed its name to Grain Belt Breweries, Incorporated after buying the Storz Brewing Company in Omaha. When the Hauenstein Brewery in New Ulm shut its doors for good in 1969, the Hauenstein labels became part of the Grain Belt product line, along with the Storz brands and beers with names such as White Label and GBX Malt Liquor. By the turn of the decade, Grain Belt was the eighteenth largest brewer in the United States.

In 1993, Minnesota Brewing celebrated the 100th anniversary of Grain Belt with an innovative campaign, and in 1994, Premium was honored with the Gold Medal Award for Best American Lager at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.

While original Golden Grain Belt has been phased out, Premium has been a major success for Schell, enabling the classic Southern Minnesota brewer to expand considerably. Grain Belt Premium continues to be a Beer of Exceptional Quality, a true Local Legend.

Based in Eau Claire, WI the Walter Brewing Company started by Johannes (John) Walter in Spencer, WI in 1874. With the repeal of Prohibition, the other branches of the extended Walter family also reopened their breweries in Menasha, Appleton, and West Bend, Wisconsin as well as Pueblo, Colorado. Martin Walter was named President of the Eau Claire operations and remained at the helm from its reopening until 1967.
But the consolidation in the American beer industry continued to take a heavy toll on the Walter enterprises. Charles Walter, Jr., son of one of the principals of the Eau Claire brewery, finally gave up and sold his West Bend Lithia Brewing Co.



In 1990, Edward Miller and Cynthia Ancil, business partners from Canton, Ohio bought the brewery and contracted Huber Brewing in Monroe, WI to begin brewing Walter's Beer again. The plans were to contract brew Walters for a period where sales could justify the installation of new equipment at the Eau Claire site. Unfortunately the venture was not a success. Walter's had already lost many customers in the two years it was off the shelves, and many former customers had already moved to other brands.

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Beer festivals are an appreciation of beer.
The Great Northern Beer Festival is a great opportunity to try many different styles of beers from many different breweries. The Great Northern Beer Festival is held in Eagle River Wisconsin.
Another great festival for beer but also includes cheese is the "The Dairy State Cheese and Beer Festival" held each year in Kenosha Wisconsin.
Topping it off is the "Gitchee Gumee Brewfest" held each year in Superior Wisconsin.
Don't miss the "The Annual Berghoff Beer & Blues Festival" in Monroe Wisconsin.

These beer festival are a great way to test several different flavors of beer. The festivals usually have some 25 or more different breweries, giving you a chance to experience some of the great new flavors these great brew masters are working on.

Wisconsin became a state in 1848, and just four years later, young Gottlieb Heileman arrived in America from Germany. Gottlieb began as a partner in a small La Crosse brewery and then became the owner in 1872. His commitment to brewing a quality beer using only the finest ingredients paid off handsomely. By 1902, he was brewing 160,000 barrels annually.
Old Style Lager appeared on the scene in 1902, and this beer, with very few changes, became the Old Style we know and love today.

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