Alisa Remke, left, and Sheila Freund take a break from hot summer weather with a couple of cold beers at the Topsy Turvey Brewery, which opened July 1 in the former church at 727 Geneva St. in downtown Lake Geneva.
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Terry Remke, sales manager for Topsy Turvy Brewing Co., shown pouring a beer for a customer at the brewery, has joined the board of the Lake Geneva Business Improvement District.
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Jill Rasmussen, left, and her husband, Dave Rasmussen, both of the town of Linn, beat the heat with cold beer from the new Topsy Turvy Brewery, 727 Geneva St., in downtown Lake Geneva.
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Eli Hinton, left, visits the Topsy Turvy Brewery with friends Jill Rasmussen and Dave Rasmussen after the new microbrewery opened in downtown Lake Geneva following a year of planning and renovation in a former church.
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Deb Otlewis, from left, Mary Blohm, and Steve Blohm relax with some cold beverages on the outdoor patio at the newly-opened Topsy Turvy Brewery, 727 Geneva St., Lake Geneva.
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Topsy Turvy Brewery employee Kelly O’Malley, left, wears a face mask as a coronavirus safety precaution while serving customers on the downtown brewery’s outdoor patio.
Photos: Get in the spirit of Lake Geneva's Oktoberfest
Lake Geneva's Oktoberfest has been cancelled this year
The Lake Geneva Business Improvement District’s annual Oktoberfest event has attracted as many as 20,000 people, which could be a disaster during coronavrus without adequate health safeguards.
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Lake Geneva’s Oktoberfest always keeps children entertained.
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A selection of beers was planned at Lake Geneva’s Oktoberfest, but the event was cancelled this year, perhaps saving the city tourism commission from a possible funding crunch.
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Mairead Broughan took a pony ride with her father, Daniel Broughan, and a guide, Gabby Plansky, at a previous Oktoberfest in Lake Geneva.
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Break out the lederhosen for Lake Geneva’s Oktoberfest.
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Cider donuts will once again be sold at Lake Geneva’s Oktoberfest.
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Celebrate Lake Geneva’s Oktoberfest with a glass — or a boot glass — of a special beverage.
Alisa Remke, left, and Sheila Freund take a break from hot summer weather with a couple of cold beers at the Topsy Turvey Brewery, which opened July 1 in the former church at 727 Geneva St. in downtown Lake Geneva.
Terry Remke, sales manager for Topsy Turvy Brewing Co., shown pouring a beer for a customer at the brewery, has joined the board of the Lake Geneva Business Improvement District.
Jill Rasmussen, left, and her husband, Dave Rasmussen, both of the town of Linn, beat the heat with cold beer from the new Topsy Turvy Brewery, 727 Geneva St., in downtown Lake Geneva.
Eli Hinton, left, visits the Topsy Turvy Brewery with friends Jill Rasmussen and Dave Rasmussen after the new microbrewery opened in downtown Lake Geneva following a year of planning and renovation in a former church.
Deb Otlewis, from left, Mary Blohm, and Steve Blohm relax with some cold beverages on the outdoor patio at the newly-opened Topsy Turvy Brewery, 727 Geneva St., Lake Geneva.
Topsy Turvy Brewery employee Kelly O’Malley, left, wears a face mask as a coronavirus safety precaution while serving customers on the downtown brewery’s outdoor patio.