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Customer Appreciation Party & 2022 Mug Club Sign Up!

Customer Appreciation Party & 2022 Mug Club Sign Up!

Pearl Street Brewery has set the date for its Customer Appreciation Party for Thursday Dec 30th, 2021. Attendees are invited for food, drinks, merriment, and the chance to win free beer for a year, a special Firkin tapping will also take place.

Current Mug Club Members and those wishing to join, may sign up the night of the party and receive a one of a kind gift.

What: Customer Appreciation & 2022 Mug Club Sign Up
Where: Pearl Street Brewery
1401 Saint Andrew Street La Crosse, WI 54603
When: Thursday Dec 30th, 2021 | 5-10PM
Cost: $75.00 Membership | Includes personalized Mug for New Members

About Pearl Street Brewery 
Pearl Street Brewery has been creating award-winning craft beers in La Crosse, WI for 21 years.  Their beer can be found in restaurants, bars, and retailers all over Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. Private tours can be set up by appointment. The brewery plays host to musical groups, yoga classes, fundraisers, and many community events.

Pearl Street Brewery Releasing Seasonal Favorite Al Caporter in Cans

Pearl Street Brewery Releasing Seasonal Favorite Al Caporter in Can

Pearl Street Brewery will be debuting fan favorite Al Caporter in cans this month.

Al Caporter is brewed with roasted barley, caramel and chocolate malts and flavored with chocolate and strawberry. It was first released as an experimental beer at the 2018 Pearl Street Brewery Winter Ball. It has since been found on tap at the Tasting Room and at select locations around La Crosse, WI and now it will be available for everyone to enjoy.

Brewmaster Joe says, “We planned on releasing this beer in cans sometime this year, and decided to wait until the weather turned cool. This is a rich, chocolatey Porter and you’ll find it to be full bodied and robust in flavor and aromatically.” “People ask me about the name.” He went on, “Many will recall, it was a beer we released for a 1920’s Gangster-themed Winter Ball a couple years ago. Al Capone is synonymous with the organized crime era of the 1920’s. Most people don’t know this, but Prohibition fueled organized crime in this country; as the gangsters were providing alcohol to the masses during prohibition and also raking in millions of dollars in revenue, giving them great power and resources to run their organizations. This ultimately led to the repeal of Prohibition and to the three-tier system which we still use today.”

The artwork for the can was designed with input from Brewmaster Joe and the artists at ON3 Print and Design, a local, women-run design firm in La Crosse, WI.

Look for Al Caporter in 16oz cans by the end of the month wherever you buy the best craft beers.

About Pearl Street Brewery

Pearl Street Brewery has been creating award-winning craft beers in La Crosse, WI for 21 years. Their beer can be found in restaurants, bars, and retailers all over Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. The Tasting Room is open for beer lovers from Tuesday through Sunday. The brewery hosts many community events and is very involved in local charity work.

Parking Lot Show with Shoeless Revolution & Deece is Dead Tribute

Freedlund Object ,Moving Pictures, Rush,

Visitors to the Pearl Street Brewery, can enjoy an evening of music with Shoeless Revolution and the Grateful Dead Tribute band “Deece is Dead”. The Twin Cities’ “Shoeless Revolution” was born in the belly of the local music ovens of La Crosse, Wisconsin. They’ve anvil’d their sound and aligned their rhythms to the worlds of Funk, Rock, and Pop creating a cinder shower of fast-soul-aerobic-fusion worth watching LIVE. Deece is Dead Tribute led by La Crosse native Gregg Hall, featuring members of The White Iron Band and Gregg Hall and the Wrecking Ball will touch on some fan favorites of the Grateful Dead.

Attendees are invited to come prepared for the fall weather with appropriate attire and camp chairs, outside beverages are not permitted. The show is rain or shine and will be moved inside if excessive rain is anticipated.

What: Shoeless Revolution & Deece is Dead Tribute

When: Saturday October 16, 2021

Gates 4PM | Show 6PM

Tickets: $15 Online/Door (Rain or Shine) 21+

Where: Pearl Street Brewery (Parking Lot)

1401 Saint Andrew Street La Crosse, WI 54603

Grub by Apothik Eatery + Food Truck

About Pearl Street Brewery

Pearl Street Brewery has been creating award-winning craft beers in La Crosse, WI for 21 years.  Their beer can be found in restaurants, bars, and retailers all over Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.  Patrons can visit the Tasting Room Tuesday through Sunday.  The brewery hosts many community events and has been very involved in local charity work since it first opened in 1999.

Freedlund Object to perform “Moving Pictures”

Freedlund Object ,Moving Pictures, Rush,

On Saturday, August 7, the Freedlund Object will be performing Rush’s “Moving Pictures” album in its entirety. Consisting of Lisa Freedlund and the band Foreign Object, the night will kick off at 6pm at the Pearl Street Brewery.

What: Freedlund Object: “Moving Pictures” by Rush
When: Saturday, August 7, 2021 | 6 PM
Where:  Pearl Street Brewery | 1401 St Andrew St, La Crosse, WI 54603
Tickets: $10

About Pearl Street Brewery

Pearl Street Brewery has been creating award-winning craft beers in La Crosse, WI for 21 years.  Their beer can be found in restaurants, bars, and retailers all over Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.  Patrons can visit the Tasting Room Tuesday through Sunday.  The brewery hosts many community events and has been very involved in local charity work since it first opened in 1999.

Pearl Street Brewery Releasing Rumpshaker IPA In 16oz Cans

Seasonal Release of Gosecopia made with Wisconsin Cranberries.

Pearl Street Brewery will be releasing its  Rumpshaker IPA in cans, other recently released cans include Linalool IPA, the only IPA brewed with Northern Discovery® hops. The brewery’s flagship D.T.B Brown Ale and its foray into the traditional light lager, Shitty Lyte Beer.

Rumpshaker IPA is one of the brewery’s favorites, this New England IPA (NEIPA) looking more like a milkshake than a beer, brazen turbidity and bright, juicy hops mark this style with 6% ABV 65 IBUs.

Other recently released 16 oz canned beer includes V|O Haze, and Supreme Fatty. The new beers will be available in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa and in the PSB Tasting Room.

About Pearl Street Brewery

Pearl Street Brewery has been creating award-winning craft beers in La Crosse, WI for 21 years.  Their beer can be found in restaurants, bars, and retailers all over Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.  Patrons can visit the Tasting Room Tuesday through Sunday.  The brewery hosts many community events and has been very involved in local charity work since it first opened in 1999.

Whey Jennings Live on Pearl Street Brewery’s Indoor Concert Stage!

Seasonal Release of Gosecopia made with Wisconsin Cranberries.

Visitors to the Pearl Street Brewery, can enjoy an evening of music with Whey Jennings. Whey Jennings grew up in a family full of country music royalty.  His grandfather, the legendary Waylon Jennings and grandmother Jessi Colter both had major success in the major music charts for decades. Jennings is a “rough around the edges, unpolished singer” with a voice as big as Texas.

Waylon Jennings, Whey’s grandfather, was a legendary singer, songwriter, and country musician. He was pivotal to the growth in popularity that the outlaw country movement saw throughout the ’70s, and even had songs featured on the first platinum country album, “Wanted! The Outlaws” which featured Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and his wife Jessi Colter.

Gregg Hall & The Wrecking Ball & The Matt Pudas Band will be opening the night.

What: Whey Jennings
When: Friday August 6th, 2021
Tickets: Learn more here
Where: Pearl Street Brewery | 1401 Saint Andrew StreetLa Crosse, WI 54603

Visitors to the Pearl Street Brewery, can enjoy an evening of music with Whey Jennings. Whey Jennings grew up in a family full of country music royalty.  His grandfather, the legendary Waylon Jennings and grandmother Jessi Colter both had major success in the major music charts for decades. Jennings is a “rough around the edges, unpolished singer” with a voice as big as Texas.

Waylon Jennings, Whey’s grandfather, was a legendary singer, songwriter, and country musician. He was pivotal to the growth in popularity that the outlaw country movement saw throughout the ’70s, and even had songs featured on the first platinum country album, “Wanted! The Outlaws” which featured Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and his wife Jessi Colter.

Gregg Hall & The Wrecking Ball & The Matt Pudas Band will be opening the night.

What: Whey Jennings
When: Friday August 6th, 2021
Tickets: Learn more here
Where: Pearl Street Brewery | 1401 Saint Andrew StreetLa Crosse, WI 54603

About Pearl Street Brewery

Pearl Street Brewery has been creating award-winning craft beers in La Crosse, WI for 21 years.  Their beer can be found in restaurants, bars, and retailers all over Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.  Patrons can visit the Tasting Room Tuesday through Sunday.  The brewery hosts many community events and has been very involved in local charity work since it first opened in 1999.

Pearl Street Brewery Announcing its 4-part Seasonal Sour Series

Seasonal Release of Gosecopia made with Wisconsin Cranberries.

When Pearl Street Brewery releases its 4-part Seasonal Sour Series it is throughout the year and they don’t traditionally have all four beers available all at once, this year the stars have aligned and customers will be able to pick up Pearl Street Brewery’s Pop Gose, 17-UP Lemon Lime Gose, Sour Winter Gose, and Gosecopia all at the same time! 

These sours have undergone spontaneous primary fermentation with native microbes found in the air in La Crosse, Wisconsin. This natural, terroir fermentation doesn’t just create an inviting sourness, but also connects this beer to our land and our community. 

Pop Gose – The complex flavor profile is built with lavender and hibiscus flowers, both tart and aromatic, while cucumbers lend a light, fresh taste. It’s as refreshing as the spring thaw in Wisconsin. (Seasonal Spring Release – 5% ABV 3.5 IBUs)                           

17-UP Lemon Lime Gose – Originally brewed to celebrate 17 years of The Pearl Street Brewery, this is a tangy and refreshing conundrum. This particular Gose is flavored with natural lemon-lime essence for a mind-warping exbeerience. (Seasonal Summer Release – 4.8% ABV 3.5 IBUs)                                                                                       

Sour Winter Gose –  The brisk tangy backbone is a lot like the brisk Winter air around here. This beer also contains unrefined, ancient sea salt, fresh spruce tips harvested by our friends up in the mountains around Juneau, Alaska and the essential oil pressed from the skins of the rare Italian Bergamot orange. (Seasonal Winter Release – 4.8% ABV 3.5 IBUs)       

Gosecopia – Fourth in our seasonal sour series, this Gose is flavored with natural guava, mango, and locally sourced cranberry for a bountiful exbeerience.   (Seasonal Fall Release – 5.3% ABV  3.5 IBUs)      

About Pearl Street Brewery

Pearl Street Brewery has been creating award-winning craft beers in La Crosse, WI for 21 years.  Their beer can be found in restaurants, bars, and retailers all over Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.  Patrons can visit the Tasting Room Tuesday through Sunday.  The brewery hosts many community events and has been very involved in local charity work since it first opened in 1999.

The Homeland Conspiracy’s “Time$ Have Changed” Album Release Party

The Homeland Conspiracy's “Time$ Have Changed” Album Release Party

The Homeland Conspiracy is celebrating the release of it’s 2nd album “Time$ Have Changed” with a  full night of live Rock and Roll music featuring live performances by Zammek, Tragic Americans, Tendrill, Trading Faces, and Static Echo. Social distancing rules and regulations will be followed to allow for a safe music event.

The Homeland Conspiracy is an intensely driven rock band that formed in the underbelly of the Midwest as a voice of reason in early 2011. Self-classified as an “aggressively progressive wake-up call to the modern music agenda.” The Homeland Conspiracy says what they mean in songs like The Bailout, River Killer, and 60 To Thrive. Each song is different from the next and you’ll hear influences from bands such as Helmet, Queens Of The Stone Age, Black Flag, U2, and Rage Against The Machine. Collectively T.H.C. shares 30+ years of performing experience and remains active in their communities by playing charities and helping those in need. They have shared the stage with several national acts such as The Midnight Ghost Train, Royal Bliss, Another Lost Year, and Lullwater.

What: “Time$ Have Changed” Album Release Party

When: Saturday, June 26 | 6 PM

Where: Pearl Street Brewery | 1401 St Andrew St, La Crosse, WI

Tickets: 6 bands for $5 | Purchase Now!

About Pearl Street Brewery

Pearl Street Brewery has been creating award-winning craft beers in La Crosse, WI for 21 years.  Their beer can be found in restaurants, bars, and retailers all over Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.  Patrons can visit the Tasting Room Tuesday through Sunday.  The brewery hosts many community events and has been very involved in local charity work since it first opened in 1999.

Pearl Street Brewery is Hiring a Brewer

Pearl Street Brewery is Hiring a Brewer

For us, beer is more than just liquid joy! Our beer and our business is about friends, family, fun and a sense of adventure. We value individual freedoms and espouse a culture of personal growth. We work towards brewing the best beer and products in the World, with an underlying philosophy of constant improvement. Our beers range from traditional to experimental. Six solid core brands consistently brewed. Creativity is king in our constantly changing seasonal/special release offerings in draught, two bottle formats and cans.

We are a local, family owned brewery who is always expanding our offerings. We are seeking a great person to take a leadership role on the production side. Our production team consists of our Founder/Brewmaster, who has over 20 years of experience, and an efficient and dedicated crew who share many roles in the Brewhouse and packaging areas as well as a maintenance person.

Now, we are seeking an Assistant Brewer to join the team! Apply at the Facebook job posting.

About Pearl Street Brewery

Pearl Street Brewery has been creating award-winning craft beers in La Crosse, WI for 21 years.  Their beer can be found in restaurants, bars, and retailers all over Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota.  Patrons can visit the Tasting Room Tuesday through Sunday.  The brewery hosts many community events and has been very involved in local charity work since it first opened in 1999.

 

Pearl Street Brewery’s El Hefe Bavarian Hefeweizen is back!

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El Hefe Bavarian Hefeweizen is back in brewing rotation at Pearl Street Brewery, last brewed in 2019, this full time to seasonal brew was paused to make room for other new beers that hit the market and the public demanded to have it back, the Bavarian-style wheat beer is available in bottles and on tap. 

“We got some push-back when we stopped production of this beer” says Brewmaster Joe Katchever, “this one customer in particular would buy seven cases of El Hefe every week from the grocery store and when she couldn’t get it any more, she took it out on the clerks at the store so, they would keep asking me when it was coming back.” He went on to say, “She ended up buying ten cases last week when it was back on the shelf!”

The El Hefe is a Bavarian-style wheat beer brewed with American barley and wheat malts. Fermented with Weinstephan yeast for a subtle banana clove aroma often found in Bavarian wheat beers. Traditionally unfiltered, and usually served with a wedge of lemon. 5% ABV  8 IBUs. 

As one of our beers from our original line-up back in 1999, this notable beer is great for the summer season. It pairs really well with any backyard BBQ, it’s a great addition to a day on the river or some quiet time and a good book. This sessionable ale has always been a fan favorite!

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