Founded in 1987, this Milwaukee brewery helped establish craft beer in a city home to some very large brewers, as well as the rest of Wisconsin. Fixed Gear, like its bike courier namesakes, is the sort of indispensably solid classic that will always be hip! Now branded as an American Red IPA, reflecting the current beer […]
Brick cheese is a Wisconsin original, developed by John Jossi in the late 1800’s as a drier, less pungent alternative to Limburger. The Wider’s have been making brick cheese the old school way for three generations; Joe Widmer still presses the cheese with the same bricks his grandfather used! Widmer’s Cheese Cellars also produces a mild, […]
Bread presents great opportunities for paring with beer, as it is basically solid beer: grain, water, yeast! Here, the roll compliments the beer’s malt profile providing a mild canceling effect and highlighting the differing elements of each item. The Fixed Gear really starts to seem like a juicy American IPA with the malt toned down […]
The joy of freshly made sausages need not be missed just because one lacks a means of stuffing casings. Using a bit of panko to hold a bit of the meat’s fat and juices, like a casing would do, makes these brats come together in just a few minutes. The distinctness of freshly blended spices […]
The pie filling used here is matches various elements of the beer’s flavor, causing some to cancel and others to pop on each side of the pairing. The pies on their own could play rather well as appetizer or a savory-sweet breakfast pastry; only flexing their dessert worthy richness next to the beer. Aroma: Medium-low buttery […]