It’s a routinely accepted theory that beer had its roots not as a leisure-time beverage, but rather as a nutritious alternative to the other liquids.

When you talk of beer, you’re really speaking about barley soup that’s been allowed to ferment.

Jeremy Cowan established Shmaltz Brewing in 1997, an experiment for Chanukah.

What began in 1996 as a sincere experiment of 100 cases of hand-bottled, hand-labeled beer (hand-delivered out of the back of founder Jeremy Cowan’s grandmother’s Volvo) has grown into a 2…

BLACK PLUMS — Black Plums belong to the Prunus genus of plants, and are relatives of the peach, nectarine and almond.

A dream and a couple too many beers set the groundwork for Lucky Bucket Brewing Company.

Peak is a craft brewing company dedicated to making delicious beer using local, artisan and organic ingredients.

The Pixie Tangerine is actually a variety of Mandarins. Somewhat difficult to grow, the trees take several years to reach maturity, producing an abundant crop every other year.

Milwaukee’s own Lakefront Brewery, Inc. started in 1987, an industrious and inventive microbrewery located on the Milwaukee River.

Black Velvet Apriums — Black Velvet Apriums have a deep purple (almost black) skin. The interior of this fruit is a bright golden color with a super sweet, highly concentrated flavor.