Leinenkugel’s pilot brewer Jeff Rogers works inside the pilot brewery at Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls on March 14.
Audrey Korte, River Valley Media Group
Leinie's Lodge associate Matt Leinenkugel, son of former presidentof the craft breweryJake Leinenkugel and cousin to current president Tony Bugher, gives the tour of the pilot systems in Chippewa Falls on March 14.
Audrey Korte, River Valley Media Group
Donna Schmitz of Green Bay smells some of the ingredients for Lakeside Cherry during the pilot brewery tour at Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls on March 14.
Audrey Korte, River Valley Media Group
The Leinie Lodge 7-barrel, small batch pilot brewery allows Leinenkugel’s to develop and test out new beers in Chippewa Falls while getting feedback from customers.
Audrey Korte, River Valley Media Group
Pilot brew tour-goers stand with Leinenkugel’s beers inside Leinie Lodge on March 14. Back left to right: Joe Neubauer, Kayla Neubauer, Dawn Hansen, Blake Hansen, Donna Schmitz and Bill Schmitz. Front: Matt Leinenkugel.
Leinenkugel's customers seeking to try beers that aren’t readily available to the public are lapping up the brews produced at the small batch pilot brewery inside Leinie Lodge.
Lodge associate Matt Leinenkugel fills a 32 oz crowler can of a pilot brew at Leinie Lodge on March 14.
Audrey Korte
River Valley Media Group
Visitors enjoy Leinenkugel’s beers inside Leinie Lodge on March 14.
Audrey Korte
River Valley Media Group
Leinenkugel’s pilot brewer Jeff Rogers works inside the pilot brewery at Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls on March 14.
Audrey Korte, River Valley Media Group
Barrel #23 of Big EddyImperial Stout sits inside the pilot brewery in Leinie Lodge at the Chippewa Falls Leinenkugel’s brewery on March 14.
Audrey Korte
River Valley Media Group
The Leinie Lodge 7-barrel, small batch pilot brewery allows Leinenkugel’s to develop and test out new beers in Chippewa Falls while getting feedback from customers.
Audrey Korte, River Valley Media Group
Leinie's Lodge associate Matt Leinenkugel, son of former presidentof the craft breweryJake Leinenkugel and cousin to current president Tony Bugher, gives the tour of the pilot systems in Chippewa Falls on March 14.
Audrey Korte, River Valley Media Group
Pilot brew tour-goers stand with Leinenkugel’s beers inside Leinie Lodge on March 14. Back left to right: Joe Neubauer, Kayla Neubauer, Dawn Hansen, Blake Hansen, Donna Schmitz and Bill Schmitz. Front: Matt Leinenkugel.
Audrey Korte, River Valley Media Group
Donna Schmitz of Green Bay smells some of the ingredients for Lakeside Cherry during the pilot brewery tour at Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls on March 14.
Audrey Korte, River Valley Media Group
Lodge associate Matt Leinenkugel pours a sample of a pilot brew for a visitor to Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls on March 14.
Leinie's Lodge associate Matt Leinenkugel, son of former presidentof the craft breweryJake Leinenkugel and cousin to current president Tony Bugher, gives the tour of the pilot systems in Chippewa Falls on March 14.
Donna Schmitz of Green Bay smells some of the ingredients for Lakeside Cherry during the pilot brewery tour at Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls on March 14.
The Leinie Lodge 7-barrel, small batch pilot brewery allows Leinenkugel’s to develop and test out new beers in Chippewa Falls while getting feedback from customers.
Pilot brew tour-goers stand with Leinenkugel’s beers inside Leinie Lodge on March 14. Back left to right: Joe Neubauer, Kayla Neubauer, Dawn Hansen, Blake Hansen, Donna Schmitz and Bill Schmitz. Front: Matt Leinenkugel.