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Boulder Junction Brewing Co.

Boulder Junction · brewery

Nano-brewery and taproom on Main Street in Boulder Junction, brewing small-batch beers including red ale, cream ale, IPA, porter, and Grisette on a 5-barrel system. Features a family-friendly beer garden in summer.

Bull Falls Brewing Co.

Wausau · brewery

Craft brewery and taproom on East Thomas Street, reopened under new ownership in 2025 after the original Bull Falls Brewery (Wausau's oldest craft brewery, est. 2007) closed in 2024. Features a biergarten and traditional European-style lagers and ales.

Cold Iron Brewing

Ironwood · brewery

Craft brewery in downtown Ironwood brewing small-batch beers since 2017, with foosball, ping pong, shuffleboard, live music, and a dog-friendly patio. BYOF (bring your own food).

Forward Beverage Co

Wausau · brewery

Wisconsin's own nonalcoholic cocktail taproom in downtown Wausau, crafting soft cocktails and social seltzers from real fruit juice and natural extracts, including their signature In-Fashioned.

Minocqua Brewing Company

Minocqua · brewery

Brewpub in a historic building with house beers & shareable plates, plus Sunday brunch & live music.

Mosinee Brewing Company

Wausau · brewery

A craft brewery and taproom in downtown Mosinee featuring over 16 tap beers, an outdoor beer garden, and event rental space. Open Tuesday through Saturday with extended hours on weekends.

Red Eye Brewing Company

Wausau · brewery

Founded in 2007 on Washington Street in downtown Wausau, this artisan brewpub pairs small-batch craft beers with wood-fired pizzas and a from-scratch kitchen.

Rhinelander Brewing Company

Rhinelander · brewery

Historic brewery originally founded in 1882, revived in 2009 with a downtown taproom featuring up to 14 rotating taps, including microbrewed craft beers and the famous Rhinelander 'Shorty' 7-ounce bottles.

Rocky Reef Brewing Company

Woodruff · brewery

Husband-and-wife-owned 10-barrel brewery established in 2014, offering 12 to 16 hand-crafted seasonal ales, porters, and stouts on tap in their Woodruff tasting room.

Sawmill Brewing Company

Merrill · brewery

Community craft brewery in a renovated 1940s DNR Ranger Station, with 16 taps of house-brewed beer using locally sourced ingredients, including their bestselling Rip Saw Irish Ale.

Some Nerve Brewing Company

Manitowish Waters · brewery

Husband-and-wife-owned microbrewery and taphouse serving pints and sampler flights of house-brewed beer in a cozy, dog-friendly setting where guests can watch wildlife through the bay window.

Tribute Brewing Co.

Eagle River · brewery

Eagle River craft brewery established in 2012, brewing beers inspired by local folklore. Gold medal winner at the Great American Beer Fest 2018 for their jalapeno wheat beer.

A note from the editor

Most Tuesdays here, the room finds you.

You walk in for one drink, the bartender mentions the songwriter night two doors down, and twenty minutes later you're somewhere you didn't know an hour ago. This is the publication for that.

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