KEY:Blue: Bar/Brewery featured in Bottoms UpRed: Honorable Mention Bars/Breweries that are also highlighted in Bottoms Up


0: Wisconsin Historical Museum
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1: Benny’s Tavern [Hec’s Bar]
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2: Santini Bar and Hotel [Dawn’s Never Inn]
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3: Barn Tavern
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4: Farkvam’s Saloon [Humphrey’s Pub]
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5: M. Pocquette’s Buffet [Log Jam Saloon]
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6: Twin Ports Brewing Co. [Thirsty Pagan Brewing]
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7: Black Forest Tavern [The Black Forest Pub & Grille]
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8: Henry Rude’s Tavern [Northernaire Bar and Grill]
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9: Little Red Bar at Indian Trail Resort
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10: Tom’s Burned Down Café
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11: Little Bohemia
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12: Peacock Lodge Tavern [Sisters Saloon]
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13: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
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14: The Joynt
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15: Walter Brewing Company Saloon [Big Jim’s Sports Bar]
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16: Monarch Tavern [Monarch Public House]
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17: The Casino
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18: Gund Brewing Company Bottling Works
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19: Mineral Spring Brewery
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20: New Glarus Brewing Company
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21: Puempel's Tavern
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22: George Wedige Saloon [Badger Bar]
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23: Potosi Brewery [National Brewery Museum]
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24: Ziel’s Old Faithful Inn [Frazier’s Old Faithful Inn]
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25: Johnson’s Tavern [Emma’s Bar]
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26: Sparrow’s Bar [BS Inn]
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27: Bronk’s Saloon [Rendezvous]
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28: Blue Heron BrewPub
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29: Stevens Point Brewery
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30: Club 10
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31: Silver Dome Nite Club [Speakeasy Saloon]
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32: Jackson Clinic
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33: DeBruin’s [Dr. Jekyll’s]
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34: Van Roy Saloon [Jim’s Place]
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35: Triangle Buffet [B.J. Wentker’s Historic Fine Dining]
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36: Diedrich’s Tavern [Roll-Inn/Rowland’s Calumet Brewing Co. Inc.]
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37: John H. Kurth & Co. Brewery Tavern [Kurth Brewery Tavern]
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38: Pinter’s Inn [Overtime Saloon]
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39: Israel Stowell Temperance House
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40: Bruemmer’s Saloon [JD’s Bar]
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41: Titletown Brewing Company
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42: Wade House
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43: The Imperial [Landmark Saloon]
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44: Brocach Irish Pub and Restaurant
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45: Cardinal Hotel Bar
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46: Le Tigre Lounge
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47: Bryant's Cocktail Lounge
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48: Kneisler’s White House Tavern
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49: Holler House
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50: Miller Brewing Company
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51: Pabst Brewing Company
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52: Safe House
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53: This Is It
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54: Wolski's Tavern
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55: Alice King’s Inn [Heine’s Tavern]
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56: North Lake Brewery and Tavern [Hanson’s Pub]
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57: Klawun’s Saloon [Chasers]
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58: Mrkvicka Saloon [The Ivanhoe Pub & Eatery]
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59: Norgaard’s Tavern [Brass Monkey Saloon]
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60: Empire Tavern [Legend Larry’s]
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61: Stephan Menchal’s Store and Saloon [Iron Buffalo Saloon]
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62: Art and Dot’s Tavern [Dot’s Tavern]
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63: Rhine Center Saloon [Black Dog Bistro]
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64: Town of Sevastopol, in Institute—Institute Saloon
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65: Brault’s Tavern [City Central]
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66: Nelsen’s Hall, Bitter’s Pub & Restaurant
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67: The DMZ Bunker
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68: Main Café [Bismarck’s Main Street Bar]
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69: Kegel’s Place [Kegel’s Inn]
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70: Sand Creek Brewing Company
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71: Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern
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72: Art's Concertina Bar [Kochanski's Concertina Beer Hall]
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73: Mickey's Tavern
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74: Lake Louie Brewing
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75: Central Waters Brewing Co
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76: Minhas Craft Brewing
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77: Lakefront Brewery
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78: Cleo's
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79: Hunter's & Fishermans Tavern
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0: Wisconsin Historical Museum

Bottoms Up! An exhibit celebrating the history of brewing, breweries and bars in Wisconsin is on display here through February 2013.


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1: Benny’s Tavern [Hec’s Bar]

713 Second Street East, Ashland: Today, known as Hec's Bar, this building has been a tavern for over 110 years. Featured in Bottoms Up.


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2: Santini Bar and Hotel [Dawn’s Never Inn]

29 Silver Street, Hurley: Silver Street in Hurley was a notorious area during the Prohibition era and Santini's was one of the more popular spots, despite having been constructed four years after the nation went dry. Featured in Bottoms Up.


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3: Barn Tavern

6315 County A West, Lena: The Barn Tavern dates back to the 1930s, when dentist Art Titel converted the basement of his dairy barn into a three-season tavern. Featured in Bottoms Up.


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4: Farkvam’s Saloon [Humphrey’s Pub]

500 West Main Street, Merill: This corner tavern dates back to 1905 and still retains many of its original features, including an ornamental tin ceiling and elaborate red tile floor. Featured in Bottoms Up.


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5: M. Pocquette’s Buffet [Log Jam Saloon]

900 Main Street, Oconto: In 1904, Mose Poquette knocked down a small hotel to build this two-story saloon. His "buffet" refers to the old tradition of serving free lunch along with nickel beers. Featured in Bottoms Up


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6: Twin Ports Brewing Co. [Thirsty Pagan Brewing]

1623 Broadway, Superior: For over seventy years, this building was a creamery plant. Then, in 1999, the Twin Ports Brewing Co. moved in and took advantage of the structure's sound construction and high ceilings.  Featured in Bottoms Up


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7: Black Forest Tavern [The Black Forest Pub & Grille]

1765 Superior Street, Three Lakes: This tavern was designed by a professional baseball player and influenced by the beer gardens of Germany's Black Forest.  Featured in Bottoms Up


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8: Henry Rude’s Tavern [Northernaire Bar and Grill]

N14492 Shady Knoll Road, Town of Fifield: Henry Rude owned a resort on Pike Lake and up until the late 1940s, he and his wife ran this tavern where they would regale guests with fishing stories and tales of the Northwoods. Featured in Bottoms Up


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9: Little Red Bar at Indian Trail Resort

7431 North Chippewa Flowage Road, Town of Hunter: The Indian Trail Resport was opened in 1937, and eight years later the new owners added the Little Red Bar, whose size lives up to its name. Featured in Bottoms Up


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10: Tom’s Burned Down Café

1 Leona’s Plaza, Town of La Pointe, Madeline Island: In 1992, a bar and restaurant known as Club Leona's burned to the ground. Tom Nelson, one of the owners, rebuilt from what little remained. Featured in Bottoms Up


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11: Little Bohemia

142 Highway 51 South, Town of Manitowish Waters: One of the more famous bars on our tour, it was a hideout of John Dillinger and the site of a shootout between his gang and the FBI.Featured in Bottoms Up


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12: Peacock Lodge Tavern [Sisters Saloon]

8780 Highway 70 West, Town of St. Germain: This tavern dates back to 1929, when brothers Joseph and Andrew Peelen built a new lodge and tavern on their property after a devastating fire. The rustic interior and classic Northwoods atmosphere have remained intact.Featured in Bottoms Up


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13: Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

1 Jefferson Avenue, Chippewa Falls: Jacob Leinenkugel, a German immigrant, founded the Spring Brewery Company in 1867, and the brewery assumed his name in 1883. Featured in Bottoms Up


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14: The Joynt

322 Water Street, Eau Claire: The Joynt is a small tavern but it has hosted a number of big-name musical acts, mostly jazz, over the years.Featured in Bottoms Up


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15: Walter Brewing Company Saloon [Big Jim’s Sports Bar]

102 E Lincoln Avenue, Fall Creek: This tavern dates back to 1880 and in 2002, Jim Gagnon, a former wrestler, purchased the bar, unaware of a family connection linking him to its earliest days. Featured in Bottoms Up


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16: Monarch Tavern [Monarch Public House]

19 Main Street, Fountain City: The Monarch Tavern served as the meeting spot for the local chapter of the International Order of Odd Fellows from the late 1800s until the 1960s. John Harringtion and Lori Ahl rescued the bar in 1995, adding an Irish theme. Featured in Bottoms Up


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17: The Casino

304 Pearl Street, La Crosse: The Casino Tavern is well-known for its unique marketing tactics, including touting its "lousy service" with a large neon sign. LaCrosse native Fritz Kircheis gave the building its current striking design in 1938. Featured in Bottoms Up


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18: Gund Brewing Company Bottling Works

2130 South Avenue, La Crosse: Originally the Gund Brewing Company, most of the brewery was leveled during Prohibition. Only the bottling works building remained, which today is an apartment complex. Featured in Bottoms Up


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19: Mineral Spring Brewery

276 Shake Rag Street, Mineral Point: Mineral Point is the birthplace of brewing in Wisconsin; its first commercial brewery opened in 1835. The Mineral Spring Brewery closed in 1961, and today it is a private home and art studio. Featured in Bottoms Up


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20: New Glarus Brewing Company

2400 Highway 69, New Glarus: The New Glarus Brewing Company started in 1993, and uses a number of efficient practices and specialized equipment to consume 50 percent less energy than similarly-sized breweries.Featured in Bottoms Up
EVENT: Thursday, September 27 Preview Screening of Bottoms Up the Documentary


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21: Puempel's Tavern

18 Sixth Avenue, New Glarus: The Puempel family owned this tavern for over a hundred years, and its current owners Chuck and Lessia Bigler have dedicated themselves to preserving the bar's historic character. Featured in Bottoms Up


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22: George Wedige Saloon [Badger Bar]

35 North Second Street, Platteville: This tavern on Second Street in Platteville dates back to 1907. Despite a few minor changes as a result of Prohibition, it has stayed remarkably intact over the years. Featured in Bottoms Up


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23: Potosi Brewery [National Brewery Museum]

209 South Main Street, Potosi: The Potosi Brewery served as the focal point of this southwestern Wisconsin town for over a century. A group of local citizens recently restored the brewery and opened the National Brewery Museum. Featured in Bottoms Up


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24: Ziel’s Old Faithful Inn [Frazier’s Old Faithful Inn]

157 North Illinois Street, Prairie du Chien: This saloon along the tracks of the Prairie du Chien railroad opened just after the turn of the twentieth century. Featured in Bottoms Up


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25: Johnson’s Tavern [Emma’s Bar]

222 South Main Street, River Falls: In the 1950s, not many women operated bars, but Emma Johnson was a notable exception. She ran this bar for over thirty years before retiring, at which point her son Lynn took over.Featured in Bottoms Up


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26: Sparrow’s Bar [BS Inn]

128 Main Street, Amherst: This building dates back to 1894, and it was given a significant remodeling in the mid-1940s by Sparrow and Gladys Wroblewski after a tornado ripped through the region. Featured in Bottoms Up


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27: Bronk’s Saloon [Rendezvous]

114 North Capron Street, Berlin: Saloons were a dime a dozen in Berlin in the 1890s, but this one would go on to prosper. Featured in Bottoms Up


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28: Blue Heron BrewPub

109 West Ninth Street, Marshfield: This building was the dairy processing plant of the Parkin Ice Cream Company for many years until it closed in 1975. Thirty years later, the historic space was converted into a brew pub and restaurant. Featured in Bottoms Up


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29: Stevens Point Brewery

2617 Water Street, Stevens Point: After Prohibition, competition from big brewers forced many small Wisconsin breweries to close. Stevens Point Brewery held on, citing its strong local support as the force which enabled it to thrive. Featured in Bottoms Up.


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30: Club 10

1602 County HH West, Stevens Point: Longtime owner George Worzella had a history of run-ins with the law. On top of that, his roadhouse burned down in 1937. When he rebuilt it he named the tavern Club 10, complete with a large dance hall. Featured in Bottoms Up


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31: Silver Dome Nite Club [Speakeasy Saloon]

W7562 Highway 10, Town of Hewitt: The Silver Dome Nite Club, known today as the Speakeasy Saloon, features a breathtaking Art Deco interior and a ballroom with a lamella roof. Featured in Bottoms Up


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32: Jackson Clinic

N1068 County K, Town of Seven Mile Creek: This building's exterior gives little indication there is a bar inside, but Jackson's has been an important spot for the local community since 1954. Featured in Bottoms Up


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33: DeBruin’s [Dr. Jekyll’s]

314 East College Avenue, Appleton: This tavern was completely redone shortly after World War II, when it was turned into a stylish cocktail lounge. Featured in Bottoms Up


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34: Van Roy Saloon [Jim’s Place]

223 East College Avenue, Appleton: This saloon had many of its fixtures removed during Prohibition. However, the elaborate Victorian back bar remained, and today is paired with a sleek modern front bar. Featured in Bottoms Up


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35: Triangle Buffet [B.J. Wentker’s Historic Fine Dining]

230 Milwaukee Avenue, Burlington: German immigrant Bernard J. Wentker built this elegant Queen Anne building in 1908 to be a high-class tavern and restaurant. Current owners Mike and Joe Raboine bought the bar in 1997 and dedicated themselves to restoring it to its former glory.Featured in Bottoms Up


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36: Diedrich’s Tavern [Roll-Inn/Rowland’s Calumet Brewing Co. Inc.]

25 North Madison Street, Chilton: Former mayor John Diedrich ran this beautiful tavern until his death in 1965. Bob and Bonita Rowland bought the building in the 1980s and started to brew their own beer, a tradition their son Pat continues.Featured in Bottoms Up


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37: John H. Kurth & Co. Brewery Tavern [Kurth Brewery Tavern]

729–733 Park Avenue, Columbus: This building was once home to the offices and taproom of a successful brewery and one of the largest malting operations in the country. It closed in 1949 but currently operates as the Kurth Brewery Tavern, with historic brewery equipment intact. Featured in Bottoms Up


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38: Pinter’s Inn [Overtime Saloon]

3558 East Barnard Avenue, Cudahy: Michael Pinter gave his tavern an English redesign in 1934 and went on to run it with his wife for forty years. His son Mike, who was born inside the bar, then took over until 2004. Featured in Bottoms Up


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39: Israel Stowell Temperance House

61–65 East Walworth Avenue, Delavan: This building was erected as an alcohol-free tavern in a burgeoning Temperance Colony in 1840. It later became a residential building before being ordered to be demolished. The community managed to avoid demolition, and is now working to restore one of Wisconsin's oldest taverns.Featured in Bottoms Up


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40: Bruemmer’s Saloon [JD’s Bar]

715 South Broadway, Green Bay: Rudolph Bruemmer opened this saloon in 1907. Although he moved on in 1925 due to Prohibition, the tavern survived, complete with its vintage interior, and today forms part of Green Bay's commercial revitalization. Featured in Bottoms Up


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41: Titletown Brewing Company

200 Dousman Street, Green Bay: This brewpub's name is a testament to the success of the Green Bay Packers, and its construction in 1996 was a great way to bring people back to this once-bustling railroad depot. Featured in Bottoms Up


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42: Wade House

W7824 Center Street, Greenbush: This inn was established by the Wade family in 1844 as a place where travelers could enjoy lodging, meals, and a drink. It continued to serve guests until around 1910 and it was restored in 1950 by the Kohler Foundation of Sheboygan. Featured in Bottoms Up.


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43: The Imperial [Landmark Saloon]

138 South Main Street, Jefferson: This building has housed a saloon since its construction in 1869, but there have been many different proprieters. Three different local brewing companies operated it as a tied house. After Prohibition, it reopened as a tavern. Featured in Bottoms Up


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44: Brocach Irish Pub and Restaurant

7 West Main Street, Madison: The three partners who opened this Irish Pub in downtown Madison hired a Canadian firm that specializes in authentic Irish bar reproductions and consulted with Guinness to cultivate a true Irish pub atmosphere. Featured in Bottoms Up

EVENT: Wednesday, September 26,

7 pm
Author signing and release party.


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45: Cardinal Hotel Bar

418 East Wilson Street, Madison: The Cardinal Hotel was constructed in 1907-08, and served as a classy tavern for decades. A decline in railroad travel eventually unraveled the business, but it opened as Madison's first disco bar in 1974. Featured in Bottoms Up
EVENT: Wednesday, December 5
5 - 8 pm
End of prohibition celebration!


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46: Le Tigre Lounge

1328 South Midvale Boulevard, Madison: Numerous bars in Wisconsin are themed, but not many focus on tigers. Le Tigre Lounge features a distinctive decor and atmosphere, including tiger memorabilia and a real stuffed tiger shot in Vietnam.Featured in Bottoms Up
EVENT: Saturday, Novmeber 10
Wisconsin Book Festival event
Time: 1 - 3 pm
Screening of Bottoms Up the documentary and author signing.
 


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47: Bryant's Cocktail Lounge

1579 South Ninth Street, Milwaukee: Bryant Sharp turned his tavern into a cocktail bar in 1941, making it the oldest such lounge in Milwaukee. Sharp is credited with inventing a number of popular cocktails, and the lounge's retro feel remains. Featured in Bottoms Up


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48: Kneisler’s White House Tavern

2900 South Kinnickinnic Avenue, Milwaukee: This tavern was built by the Schlitz Brewing Company for William Kneisler in 1891, provided he didn't sell any competing brands. It evolved into a political meeting spot, earning its name "the White House."Featured in Bottoms Up


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49: Holler House

2040 West Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee: This bar is also home to two bowling lanes, the oldest certified bowling alley in the nation. It was dubbed "Holler House" thanks to the customers' loud and rowdy antics. Featured in Bottoms Up


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50: Miller Brewing Company

4251 West State Street, Milwaukee: The Miller Brewing Company once competed against nearly two dozen Milwaukee breweries. Its massive growth after Prohibition was due to building projects to keep up with demand and advertising campaigns to build national awareness.Featured in Bottoms Up


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51: Pabst Brewing Company

901 West Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee: Pabst was once the largest brewery in America, and remained a major player until the 1970s. The Milwaukee brewery closed in 1996, although the brand is still being produced. In 2006, the historic site was given new life as a mixed-use urban neighborhood. Featured in Bottoms Up


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52: Safe House

779 North Front Street, Safe House: This bar caters to fans of espionage with a spy-themed environment complete with plenty of memorabilia. Its very location is part of the mystery, as it is tucked away in an alley. Featured in Bottoms Up


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53: This Is It

418 East Wells Street, Milwaukee: This Is It opened as a gay-friendly tavern in 1968, and has kept its colorful vintage interior and inviting atmosphere. Featured in Bottoms Up


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54: Wolski's Tavern

1836 North Pulaski Street, Milwaukee: Opened in 1908, Wolski's has long served the Polish neighborhood between the Milwaukee River and East Brady Street. Today, it shares its unique history with the larger community, and new additions include an outdoor beer garden. Featured in Bottoms Up


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55: Alice King’s Inn [Heine’s Tavern]

North Street, Minnesota Junction: Milwaukee Junction was an isolated town at the turn of the 20th Century, but this made it a perfect tavern spot during Prohibition. Alice King's Inn was a roadhouse and brothel until a federal raid in 1938. It survives today as Heine's Tavern. Featured in Bottoms Up


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56: North Lake Brewery and Tavern [Hanson’s Pub]

N76W31364 Highway VV, North Lake: This is one of the few frontier brewery buildings in Wisconsin that survived the ages, although it was damaged in a 1945 fire. It was long known as the Hanson Brothers Pub and is still run by the Hanson family. Featured in Bottoms Up
EVENT: Saturday, September 8,
150th Anniversary of Hanson's Pub and author signing


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57: Klawun’s Saloon [Chasers]

701 Merritt Avenue, Oshkosh: This building was officially a drugstore during Prohibition but it served liquor—to those with a valid prescription of course. After Prohibition was repealed, it turned back into a tavern, today known as Chasers.  Featured in Bottoms Up.


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58: Mrkvicka Saloon [The Ivanhoe Pub & Eatery]

231 South Main Street, Racine: This historic tavern was built by Frank Mrvicka in 1891 before being purchased by the Pabst Brewing Company to be used as a tied house. It next became a German restaurant and then a dance hall before being abandoned. It was restored in 2002 and now houses the Ivanhoe Pub & Eatery.  Featured in Bottoms Up


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59: Norgaard’s Tavern [Brass Monkey Saloon]

1436 Junction Avenue, Racine: The saloon run by James Norgaard served the working man and he outfitted the bar with the most beautiful saloon fixtures he could find. The tavern closed out of respect upon his death in 1942 before eventually reopening under new ownership.Featured in Bottoms Up


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60: Empire Tavern [Legend Larry’s]

733 Pennsylvania Avenue, Sheboygan: Businessman Arthur Imig bought the Empire Block property in 1924 as an investment but waited 14 years to build his tavern. Much of his design remains intact, and today it is home to Legend Larry's. Featured in Bottoms Up


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61: Stephan Menchal’s Store and Saloon [Iron Buffalo Saloon]

14936 County K, Menchalville: Stephan Menchal ran a general store and saloon for decades before selling it in 1938. It lay abandoned for years before Dan Kupsch opened it as the Iron Buffalo Saloon. Featured in Bottoms Up


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62: Art and Dot’s Tavern [Dot’s Tavern]

6734 Henry Road, Town of Montrose, in Basco: Art and Dorothy Viney temporarily opened up the basement of their house as a tavern in 1946 after a fire burned down their community dance hall. The business stuck, and Dot's Tavern remains a important local gathering place. Featured in Bottoms Up


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63: Rhine Center Saloon [Black Dog Bistro]

N8898 Rhine Road, Town of Rhine, in Rhine Center: In 1907, a fire destroyed the hotel and tavern in Rhine Center, which dated back to 1850. It was rebuilt and turned into a saloon and popular dance hall. Featured in Bottoms Up


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64: Town of Sevastopol, in Institute—Institute Saloon

4599 Highway 57, Town of Sevastopol: This tavern has served the small Door County community of Institute for over a hundred years. Featured in Bottoms Up


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65: Brault’s Tavern [City Central]

2014 Washington Street, Two Rivers: Brault's Tavern burned down in 1947, and in its place a new Art Moderne bar was constructed. Featured in Bottoms Up


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66: Nelsen’s Hall, Bitter’s Pub & Restaurant

1201 Main Road, Washington Island: This pub is recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records as the largest purveyor of bitters in the world, a tradition stemming back to Tom Nelson, who popularized the drink there a century ago. Featured in Bottoms Up


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67: The DMZ Bunker

29224 Evergreen Drive, Waterford: The DMZ Bunker has a military-themed atmosphere and an impressive variety of artifacts both inside and outside, including a tank and helicopter. Featured in Bottoms Up


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68: Main Café [Bismarck’s Main Street Bar]

105 East Main Street, Watertown: This 1875 Italianete building housed several different businesses before becoming a cafe and then a cocktail lounge. Today the double storefront is operated as a bar and restaurant. Featured in Bottoms Up


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69: Kegel’s Place [Kegel’s Inn]

5901 West National Avenue, West Allis: Kegel's Inn opened as a soft-drink parlor during Prohibition, but it quickly started brewing bootleg beer in the basement. After prohibition, the business expanded, becoming a popular spot for drinks, dining, and dancing. Featured in Bottoms Up


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70: Sand Creek Brewing Company

320 Pierce Street, Black River Falls
This long established brewery, once known as Oderbolz, was established by Swiss immigrants in 1856. It has since housed a Coca-Cola bottling business, a creamery, and the during the Korean War, a company that manufactured land mines. It has now returned to its brewing roots as the home of Sand Creek Brewing Co. Featured in Bottoms Up


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71: Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern

1023 16th Avenue, Monroe: Opened in 1931, in the Swiss town of Monroe Baumgartner's is Wisconsin's oldest cheese store! In addition to you can enjoy great food and locally brewed beers at the adjoining tavern.


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72: Art's Concertina Bar [Kochanski's Concertina Beer Hall]

1920 S. 37th St., Milwaukee:
Formerly Art's Concertina Bar, Andy Kochanski has recreated and updated this historical polka beer hall landmark on Milwaukee's South Side. The beer hall continues Art's tradition by offering Polish and German beers on tap as well as live polka Fridays and Saturdays.


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73: Mickey's Tavern

1524 Williamson Street, Madiso
Mickey’s is one of the oldest operating bars in Madison. It was built in 1902 as The Yahara Hotel, serving mostly factory workers in the area. The funky interior and lovely patio is now a lively neighborhood fixture with top-notch bar food and a rockin concert series.


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74: Lake Louie Brewing

7556 Pine Road, Arena:
Lake Louie Brewing is located on 18.5 acres of land purchased from Tom’s uncle Louie Carpenter (hence the name ‘Lake Louie’) near the small town of Arena, Wisconsin (population: not too many, traffic lights: zero). Started in 2000, it has quickly become one of the most beloved brewereries in Wisconsin, producing premium,hand-crafted beers such as Warped Speed and Kiss the Lips IPA.


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75: Central Waters Brewing Co

351 Allen Street, Amherst
Although the first batches were made using retrofitted dairy equipment, Central Waters has quickly grown to become a Wisconsin favotire. This microbrewery revisits pre-prohibition recipes, and further develops them to include most varieties brewed around the world.


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76: Minhas Craft Brewing

1208 14th Avenue, Monroe:
The Brewery in Monroe has been owned over the last 160 years by some of the most prominent citizens of the area. They were 1st or 2nd generation immigrants, tracing their origins from Switzerland, France, Britain, Germany and Denmark.


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77: Lakefront Brewery

1872 N. Commerce St., Milwaukee
Lakefront remains at the forefront of brewing. They produced the first certified organic beer to be labeled in the U.S. They are passionate about using locally sourced ingredients like wheat, barely, and hops. Additionally, they were the first beer company to bottle fruit beer since prohibition, with their seasonal Lakefront Cherry Beer.


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78: Cleo's

203 West College Avenue, Appleton
This novel, themed bar is always decked out in holiday decorations.


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79: Hunter's & Fishermans Tavern

133 W Main St, Lena
A exceptional example of a sportsman's bar showcasing an impressive menagerie of mounted fish, birds, and hunted animals.


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