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I haven't had a beer since 1986 - but this still makes me sad. When I was in college, I used to drink Leinie's on tap at the 5 Corners Saloon. To be clear - Leinie's is not going away - but it will now be brewed only in Milwaukee. details from the Strib:
The historic Leinenkugel’s brewery in Chippewa Falls is closing after more than 150 years of operating in the western Wisconsin town, as parent company Molson Coors centralizes brewing operations in Milwaukee.
No timeline was given for the brewery closure.
The Leinie Lodge and attached pilot brewery will remain open in Chippewa Falls, Erhardt said.
The production brewery, which still sports several thousand original bricks from its 1867 founding, has about 120 employees and produces 185,000 barrels of beer a year.
The Leinenkugel family sold to Miller in 1988, which was later incorporated into beer giant Molson Coors.
Former brewery president Dick Leinenkugel told radio station WTMJ he is “deeply saddened by the decision of the Molson Coors leadership team to close our Chippewa Falls brewery and home.”
The Leinie’s brand is synonymous with Midwestern lake culture, as the popular Summer Shandy often finds its way into coolers and onto lakeside taps. Leinenkugel’s beers are reliably found at bars and retailers across Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond thanks to Molson Coors’ broad distribution network.
The historic Leinenkugel’s brewery in Chippewa Falls is closing after more than 150 years of operating in the western Wisconsin town, as parent company Molson Coors centralizes brewing operations in Milwaukee.
No timeline was given for the brewery closure.
The Leinie Lodge and attached pilot brewery will remain open in Chippewa Falls, Erhardt said.
The production brewery, which still sports several thousand original bricks from its 1867 founding, has about 120 employees and produces 185,000 barrels of beer a year.
The Leinenkugel family sold to Miller in 1988, which was later incorporated into beer giant Molson Coors.
Former brewery president Dick Leinenkugel told radio station WTMJ he is “deeply saddened by the decision of the Molson Coors leadership team to close our Chippewa Falls brewery and home.”
The Leinie’s brand is synonymous with Midwestern lake culture, as the popular Summer Shandy often finds its way into coolers and onto lakeside taps. Leinenkugel’s beers are reliably found at bars and retailers across Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond thanks to Molson Coors’ broad distribution network.
