Our Chefs
The food at the Door County Beer Festival is created by none other than the very best chefs in Door County. Meet the crew serving up specialties this year! Matt...
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Kyle Cherek to host VIP Beer Breakfast Event
Kyle Cherek, the host of Wisconsin Foodie, returns to host a special VIP Beer Brunch the morning of the festival. The brunch will feature a breakfast from Good Eggs with...
Meet Homebrew Championship Organizer Justin Minikel
Door County Homebrew Championships organizer Justin Minikel has been homebrewing since 2007 and judging since 2013. The Oak Creek, Wisconsin resident was disappointed when we had to pause our contest...
The Special Role of the Bar in Wisconsin Culture
Jim Draeger, State Historic Preservation Officer of the Wisconsin Historical Society, and Mark Speltz co-authored a beautiful book about Wisconsin’s tavern culture, Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin’s Historic Bars &...
Door County Brewing Co. Grows Up Fast
Less than a year after releasing their first brew, the Door County Brewing Co. is entrenching itself as a must-have taste of Door County. With releases like the Polka King Porter (its...
Door County’s Connection to the Godfather of American Brewing
Robert ‘Doc’ Wahl was a chemist who immigrated to the United States from Germany sometime in the 1870s or 1880s. He ended up in Chicago, where he put his considerable skill...
Dan Ritchie on Pouring A Great Beer
To many, pouring a glass of beer is far from a science. As long as it gets in the glass, we’re happy. But for others, like Dan Ritchie of Draught Beer Systems, there’s an art...
Door County Cheese Specialists Host VIP Event
VIP ticket-holders will experience a rare Wisconsin cheese and beer pairing experience at the 2013 Door County Beer Festival hosted by Door County cheese specialists Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese. Door County...
