Middleton, Wisconsin – Are you tired of being cooped up all winter – AND most of the spring? Do you miss being outdoors, listening to music and drinking award winning beer with your friends? Capital Brewery Bier Garten will OFFICIALLY open Friday, May 25th!
Over the last 31 years the Bier Garten has hosted numerous national acts including Eliot Sumner, The Record Company, Wishbone Ash, Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen, Clyde Stubblefield, Keb Mo, and Magic Slim to name a few. Countless fundraisers, festivals, and private events (e.g. wedding rehearsals, birthday parties, graduations) have been held over the years in what has become known as ‘Middleton’s Backyard’.
The official grand opening for 2018 will be Friday May 25th at 3pm, featuring music at 6pm by The Voodoo Fix – all the way from Nashville, TN.
Check them out at www.thevoodoofix.com
“I am looking forward to another exciting season here in the Bier Garten,” stated Kevin Bagstad, General Manager. “This will be my second year here, and we have a lot of fun planned for Middleton’s Backyard!” he added.
Capital Lake House, our summer seasonal, a Munich – Style Helles lager, will be on tap – as well as a number of other award winning beers.
Founded on March 14, 1984, Capital brewed its first batch of beer in the spring of 1986. The company has received over 240 major awards in both domestic and international competitions in over 20 categories. Capital was named ‘America’s #1 Rated Brewery’ by the Beverage Testing Institute at the World Beer Championships in 1998, and Grand National Champion in the 2013 US Open Beer Championship. Capital Wisconsin Amber has been available in cans since 1999.
Cincinnati, Ohio – On Thursday May 17th Urban Artifact, Ohio’s sour brewery, will embark on an expansion of their production capacity which will double their size. After opening three years ago, in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, Urban Artifact has seen steady growth while focusing on sour beers.
