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The hotel was dedicated on the same day as the start of the First World War. Shortly thereafter, prohibition started and, in short, the beer garden was never used as a beer garden. The lights hung in a restaurant in the hotel until 1982 when the building was demolished. The city of
Milwaukee stored them in an architecturally valuable warehouse until the Klisch brothers bid and won them. They have spent over $ 1,000 renovating each light.
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built their new stadium, the Chalet needed a new home, and the Klisch brothers wanted that home to be in their brewery. Russ Klisch jumped at the opportunity to buy the item. The lights that hang in the Palm Garden were originally designed and hung in the
Plankinton Hotel in 1916 for a beer garden.
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Growth of the brewery has been strong in recent years, especially due to the gluten-free product. The brewery shipped 8,863 barrels of beer to wholesalers in 2006, a 2,571 barrels, or 41% increase from the 2005 total. The success of the gluten-free product has attracted competitive interest from
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November 2013, Russ Davis did not renew his lease with Lakefront Brewery and the Palm Garden was closed. Since then, Russ Klisch extended his tour hours into the night and opened up the Lakefront Brewery Beer Hall. The Beer Hall serves hand-made German-style, locally sourced food
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Lakefront
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Wisconsin Department of Tourism announced that Lakefront Brewery had become the first brewery in the state and the first business in the City of Milwaukee to receive the Travel Green Wisconsin certification. Travel Green Wisconsin recognizes tourism-related businesses that are
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beer to be bottled in the U.S. - their
Organic E.S.B. (extra special bitter). The ale is brewed using 100% organic malt and hops. President, owner and founder Russ Klisch started a partnership with Wisconsin farmers to grow organic hops in his home state.
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in the brewery that is used for grain storage), but also to add their own style and jokes to entertain along the way. One of the more common jokes given during the tours is that
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ranging from cheese curds to sustainable beer battered fish. Lakefront
Brewery now runs their own fish fry on Friday nights from 4 P.M. to 9 P.M., which features music performed by the Brewhaus Polka Kings.
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