Meet our Friends!

Lager & Friends includes breweries from around the country.
These friends, some new and some old, each stand out for their innovation and commitment to quality.

2026 Breweries

• Amorphic Beer • Milwaukee, WI

• Badger Beer Report • Milwaukee, WI

• Bavarian Bierhaus • Glendale, WI

• Cocoon Brewing • De Pere, WI

• Dovetail Brewery • Chicago, IL

• Fair State Brewing Co-op • St Paul, MN

• Foxtown Brewing • Mequon, WI

• Full Mile Beer Company & Kitchen • Sun Prairie, WI (new in 2026)

• Gathering Place Brewing Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Indeed Brewing • Milwaukee, WI (new in 2026)

• Lakefront Brewery • Milwaukee, WI

• McFleshman’s Brewing Company • Appleton, WI

• Ope Brewing Co. • West Allis, WI (new in 2026)

• Sketchbook Brewing Company • Evanston, IL

• Sway Brewing + Blending • Baileys Harbor, WI

• Vault 202 Brewery • Appleton, WI (new in 2026)

• Working Draft Beer Company • Madison, WI

New International Friends!

• Augustiner • Munich, Bavaria, Germany

• Carlsberg • Copenhagen, Denmark

• Czechvar • České Budějovice (Budweis), Czech Republic

• Einbecker • Einbeck, Saxony, Germany

• Spaten • Munich, Bavaria, Germany

• Veltins • Meschede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

2025 Breweries

• Amorphic Beer • Milwaukee, WI

• Bavarian Bierhaus • Glendale, WI

• Cocoon Brewing • De Pere, WI (new in 2025)

• Component Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Dovetail Brewery • Chicago, IL

• Earth Rider Brewery • Superior, WI

• Fair State Brewing Co-op • St Paul, MN

• Foxtown Brewing • Mequon, WI (new in 2025)

• Hopewell Brewing • Chicago, IL (new in 2025)

• Gathering Place Brewing Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Jester King Brewery • Austin, TX (new in 2025)

• Lakefront Brewery • Milwaukee, WI

• McFleshman’s Brewing Company • Appleton, WI

• New Barons Brewing Co-op • Milwaukee, WI

• Revolution Brewing • Chicago, IL (new in 2025)

• Roaring Table Brewing Company • Lake Zurich, IL

• Sketchbook Brewing Company • Evanston, IL

• Supermoon Beer Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Sway Brewing + Blending • Baileys Harbor, WI

• Trillium Brewing • Canton, MA (new in 2025)

• Working Draft Beer Company • Madison, WI

  New in 2025…International Friends!

• Ayinger Privat Brauerei • Aying, Bavaria, Germany

• Dortmunder Actien Brauerei • Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Köstritzer • Bad Köstritz, Thuringia, Germany

• Rothaus • Grafenhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Stiegl • Salzburg, Austria

• Veltins • Meschede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Weihenstephaner • Freising, Bavaria, Germany

2024 Breweries

• 1840 Brewing Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Amorphic Beer • Milwaukee, WI

• Bavarian Bierhaus • Glendale, WI

• Black Husky Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Central Waters Brewing Co. • Amherst, WI

• Cool City Brewing Company • Two Rivers, WI

• Earth Rider Brewery • Superior, WI

• Gathering Place Brewing Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Giant Jones Brewing Company • Madison, WI

• Lakefront Brewery • Milwaukee, WI

• Lion’s Tail Brewing • Neenah, WI

• McFleshman’s Brewing Company • Appleton, WI

• New Barons Brewing Co-op • Milwaukee, WI

• Sketchbook Brewing Company • Evanston, IL

• Supermoon Beer Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Sway Brewing + Blending • Baileys Harbor, WI

• Third Space Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Torzala Brewing Co. • Milwaukee, WI

• Working Draft Beer Company • Madison, WI

2023 Breweries

• Amorphic Beer • Milwaukee, WI

• Art History Brewing • Geneva, IL

• Bad Weather Brewing Company • St Paul, Minnesota

• Bavarian Bierhaus • Glendale, WI

• Black Husky Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Company Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Cruz Blanca Brewery • Chicago, IL

• Component Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Dovetail Brewery • Chicago, IL

• Earth Rider Brewery • Superior, WI

• Fair State Brewing Co-op • St Paul, MN

• The Fermentorium • Cedarburg, WI

• Gathering Place Brewing Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Goldfinger Brewing • Downers Grove, IL

• Lakefront Brewery • Milwaukee, WI

• Lion’s Tail Brewing • Neenah, WI

• McFleshman’s Brewing Company • Appleton, WI

• Metropolitan Brewing • Chicago, IL

• New Barons Brewing Co-op • Milwaukee, WI

• Old Germantown Brewing • Germantown, WI

• Roaring Table Brewing Company • Lake Zurich, IL

• Seedz Brewery • Union Pier, MI

• Sketchbook Brewing Company • Evanston, IL

• Supermoon Beer Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Working Draft Beer Company • Madison, WI

• Young Blood Beer Company • Madison, WI

2022 Breweries

• 1840 Brewing Company • Milwaukee, WI

• 2nd Shift Brewing • St Louis, MO

• Alma Mader Brewing • Kansas City, MO

• Amorphic Beer • Milwaukee, WI

• Bad Weather Brewing Company • St Paul, Minnesota

• Bavarian Bierhaus • Glendale, WI

• Black Husky Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Breakside Brewery • Portland, OR

• Company Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Component Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Dovetail Brewery • Chicago, IL

• Earth Rider Brewery • Superior, WI

• East Brother Beer Co. • Richmond, CA

• Fair State Brewing Co-op • St Paul, MN

• The Fermentorium • Cedarburg, WI

• Gathering Place Brewing Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Hacienda Beer Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Kansas City Bier Company • Kansas City, MO

• Lakefront Brewery • Milwaukee, WI

• McFleshman’s Brewing Company • Appleton, WI

• Metropolitan Brewing • Chicago, IL

• Moontown Brewing Company • Whitestown, IN

• New Barons Brewing Co-op • Milwaukee, WI

• Raised Grain Brewing Company • Waukesha, WI

• Roaring Table Brewing Company • Lake Zurich, IL

• Seedz Brewery • Union Pier, MI

• Sketchbook Brewing Company • Evanston, IL

• Transient Artisan Ales • Bridgman, MI

• Working Draft Beer Company • Madison, WI

• Young Blood Beer Company • Madison, WI

2021 Breweries

• Bad Weather Brewing Company • St Paul, Minnesota

• Company Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Earth Rider Brewery • Superior, WI

• The Fermentorium • Cedarburg, WI

• Gathering Place Brewing Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Giant Jones • Madison, WI

• Hacienda Beer Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Lakefront Brewery • Milwaukee, WI

• McFleshman’s Brewing Company • Appleton, WI

• Raised Grain Brewing Company • Waukesha, WI

• Working Draft Beer Company • Madison, WI

• Young Blood Beer Company • Madison, WI

2020 Breweries

• 50° 40’ Brewing Company • Washougal, Washington

• Bad Weather Brewing Company • St Paul, Minnesota

• Bavarian Bierhaus • Glendale, Wisconsin

• Black Husky Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Company Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Dovetail Brewery • Chicago, IL

• Earth Rider Brewery • Superior, WI

• East Brother Beer Co. • Richmond, CA

• Gathering Place Brewing Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Hops & Grain Brewing • Austin, TX

• KC Bier Co. • Kansas City, MO

• Lakefront Brewery • Milwaukee, WI

• Maplewood Brewery & Distillery • Chicago, IL

• Metropolitan Brewing • Chicago, IL

• Notch Brewing • Salem, MA

• On Tour Brewing Company • Chicago, IL

• Prost Brewing • Denver, CO

• Sketchbook Brewing Company • Evanston, IL

• Working Draft Beer Company • Madison, WI

2019 Breweries

• Gathering Place Brewing Company • Milwaukee, WI

• Pfriem Family Brewers • Hood River, OR

• Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers • Framingham, MA

• Urban Chestnut Brewing Company • St. Louis, MO

• Boulevard Brewing Company • Kansas City, MO

• Black Husky Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Dovetail Brewery • Chicago, IL

• Dryhop Brewers • Chicago, IL

• Lakefront Brewery • Milwaukee, WI

• Breakside Brewery • Portland, OR

• Metropolitan Brewing • Chicago, IL

• New Glarus Brewing • New Glarus, WI

• Prost Brewing • Denver, CO

• Company Brewing • Milwaukee, WI

• Sprecher Brewing • Glendale, WI

• Wayfinder Beer • Portland, OR

• Working Draft Beer Company • Madison, WI

• Earth Rider Brewery • Superior, WI

• Bavarian Bierhaus • Glendale, WI