Contacts:  John Steiner or Tye Schwalbe

John Steiner, N57W15128 Mesa Drive, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051, (262) 252-3513 steinerbears@aol.com

Tye Schwalbe 145 West Ave. S. La Crosse, WI 54601 , (608) 519-0451 tyesan2@charter.net

Price: $50 plus $5 shipping and handling
Compiled By Bob Kay, John Steiner, Tye Schwalbe and Herb Page
This is a 218-page comb bound volume with 202 pages in full brilliant color and is the result of the collaboration of 4 leading Wisconsin beer label authorities. It depicts what could be the ultimate Wisconsin beer label collection showing well over 2500 high quality label and brewery picture images together with the related historical data. This is a boon for brewery history buffs and a documentation of the era that ranges from 1875 when fine label art got started to 1950 by which time it had passed its zenith. It essentially covers the pre-pro through the I.R.T.P. eras. A value guide is included that will enable collectors and dealers to appraise their collections.

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New 2008 images -  including Challenge Brew

  Fauerbach Brewery's 1910 Princess II Ice yacht pennant found.  

• www.iceboat.org and  www.fauerbachbrewery.com/iceboating.htm

Fauerbach Wins three 2008 "ADDY" awards

• Gold  - Poster Series  - Fauerbach "History In the Making"

• Silver - Poster  - Fauerbach Party'n

• Silver  - Amber and Export 6-packs 

• Congratulations to Irving, Wayne and Emil at Waldbillig and Besteman, Fauerbach's advertising firm and Fauerbach Brewery artist Maggie Zoeller!! 

The 2008 Fauerbach Challenge Results  

• Fred Gray wins - 6 certified beer judges select Fred's brew as the top brew out of 16 entries. 

• Dan Hedtcke is first runner-up. Fred and Dan will team up on the planning and first run of the new beer.

•  Michael Ball , 2nd Runner up. 

• Bob Drousth. 3rd Runner up.

• Page Buchanan/Tony Jacques team beer wins the People's Choice Award.  Congratulations to everyone for truly fine beers!

• The event was a huge success, everyone loved the tasting and scoring, and the high quality of the beer entries. We're planning to post photos and complete results soon.  In the meantime, the winning brew is on tap at Gray's Tied House. We have a limited supply of about 20 kegs until the new batch is brewed.   ( more details click here and photos click here )

From the Baroness of beer...

• "Keep your eyes peeled for the new Fauerbach beer due sometime later this winter. Called Challenge Brew, it will feature brewer Fred Grey’s name on the label, as he won the recent tasting/judging held at Grey’s Tied House. It’s only a tiny coincidence that the event was held there. This judging was every bit as serious and blind as any. Lucky me, I attended and tasted through 16 of the 17 contestant beers. The winning beer is fabulous and I can’t wait for it to arrive on Steve’s shelves. For more information, go to:  http://www.fauerbachbrewery.com/
  Cheers!  Jan Earnest, the Baroness of Beer

• MadisonBeer.com  ,David Medaris Isthmus , Mike Muckian, Capital Times , Sustainable Times ,George Zens on the contest results, Sustainable Times  Rate Beer.com , Beer Advocate.com

Fauerbach Brewing Company - Madison, WI

The Fauerbachs brewed on the shores of Lake Monona beginning 159 years ago.

1. Fauerbach Amber Lager - Vienna-style lager with a soft malt-i-ness and rich aroma. Not at all as bitter as its dark amber color suggests, it is an excellent beer to match and marry flavors of a wide variety of foods.

2. Fauerbach Export Lager - A German “export” style lager designed from old family beer records from the 1890s. Fauerbach Export was first brewed with extra malt and hops for that long journey by rail. Export will compete in the broader German /American pilsner group but technically is a Dortmunder/Export style lager.

3. Fauerbach CB Bock - An original recipe Bock from 1956. This great beer is an American dark lager style from a 1956 brewery recipe. The awesome bock beer is winner of a Challenge Brew between 16 entrees. 

4. Fauerbach CB - New this August at the Great Taste of the Midwest Beer event in Madison, Wisconsin. Plan to join us as we tap a wooden keg of our newest beer.

Poster series: Fauerbach "History in the Making."

 Click images for details:

Fauerbach Beer Locations - Amber, Export, & CB bock (Challenge Brew) 

• A few Madison-area outlets include: area liquor stores, Steve's, Sentry, Woodman's, Jersey's, Liquor Town, Dick's, Pierce's, Jenifer Street Market, Miller's Market- Verona.  A few Madison-area bars include: Kennedy Manor, Byrd's, Cloud Nine, Broken Spur, Comeback, Old Fashioned, Fitzgerald's, Quivey's, Christie's Landing, Springer's, Puemple's, Monticello Rathskeller, Dining Room & Monticello House, Coliseum and Bar Next Door,  Johnny Delmonico's, Local Tavern, Quaker Steak, Barriques-downtown, Cafe Continental, Echo, 

• Milwaukee -  Otto's on Oakland  

• Mississippi River area: Prairie Du Chien to De Soto - Sportsmen's Paradise - Ferryville - Swing Inn, Wooden Nickel & BP Quick Stop. 

• Rockford-area outlets: Der Rathskeller, Oasis, Olympic Tavern, Cliffbreaker's, Royal, Logli, Woodman's, Fibb's, Everett's, Roscoe Quick-mart, Vinny's,  Block 5 , University Club, Firefly.

• Chicago - Millenium Park Grill, Sunset Foods, Northbrook