20 stories about Leinenkugel's brewery in Chippewa Falls
Here are 20 stories about the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. in Chippewa Falls, from its 150th anniversary in 2017 to its announcement in November that brewing operations in Chippewa Falls will shutter on Jan. 17, 2025.
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Molson Coors to close Leinenkugel's breweries in Wisconsin.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin launched a rural Wisconsin tour Wednesday, stopping to visit the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company and Wisconsin Farm Technology Days.
Leinenkugel's pilot brew tours offer beer lovers the chance to try and give feedback on beers that are only available at the Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls.
Leinenkugel’s Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls is offering free beers to healthcare workers who are getting ready to see their workplaces shuttered.
While it may sometimes feel like an unnecessary obstacle, competition is almost always a good thing.
After a summer of strikes by Leinenkugel’s employees at the company home-base in Chippewa Falls, union members and company negotiators have reached an agreement.
Leinenkugel’s Brewery met with Teamsters 662 on Tuesday to negotiate an end to the strike which has been ongoing for three weeks but no progress was made in contract negotiation.
As the Leinenkugel's strike continues some Chippewa Falls bars have stopped serving Leinenkugel’s beer to show solidarity with the Local 662 Teamsters Union.
Workers from Leinenkugel's Brewery picketed the business Monday to seek increased wages.
Leinenkugel's held its annual Summer Kick Off on Saturday. It’s the biggest outdoor event of the Summer at the Leinie Lodge.
MILWAUKEE — When the Milwaukee Brewers step up to the plate April 3 in their home opener against the New York Mets, Loren Rue, the head chef of the new J. Leinenkugel’s Barrel Yard, will be ready for action.
In May 1867, the Leinenkugel family brewery was founded in Chippewa Falls by Jacob Leinenkugel. Now in 2023, a sixth generation of family members are keeping the company thriving. That includes Tony Bugher, the new president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co.
Dick Leinenkugel led his last brewery tour on Saturday. A group of 11 people were honored to be on that last tour which started at Leinie Lodge and went through the various buildings on Leinenkugel’s property.
After eight years at the helm of Leinenkugel Brewing Company, president Dick Leinenkugel is getting ready to step down. He’ll hand the reins of the six-generation family company to his nephew, Tony Bugher, who will be moving to Chippewa Falls from Georgia before the transfer of responsibilities takes place at year’s end.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in the Chippewa Herald on Sept. 14, 2014.
Dick Leinenkugel is one of the fifth generation of his family to have guided, brewed, packaged, delivered and taste-tested in the Chippewa Falls brewery.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The article was originally published in the Herald on Sept. 9, 2014.
Leinenkugel’s fans will drink, relax and celebrate at the state fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday to wish the brewery a happy 150th birthday. But on Thursday, the Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls closed for an evening to kick off the weekend’s festivities: a Leinie’s “family reunion.”
Leinenkugel’s Brewery will celebrate 150 years with an August 11-12 celebration spanning from the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds to Leinie Lodge.
Leinenkugel’s brewery will celebrate 150 years with an August 11-12 celebration spanning the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds to Leinie Lodge.
Leinenkugel's brewery in Chippewa Falls announced its impending shutdown Wednesday leaving Chippewa Valley locals reeling.
After a summer of strikes by Leinenkugel’s employees at the company home-base in Chippewa Falls, union members and company negotiators have reached an agreement.
Workers from Leinenkugel's Brewery picketed the business Monday to seek increased wages.
Dick Leinenkugel is one of the fifth generation of his family to have guided, brewed, packaged, delivered and taste-tested in the Chippewa Falls brewery.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The article was originally published in the Herald on Sept. 9, 2014.
Leinenkugel’s Brewery will celebrate 150 years with an August 11-12 celebration spanning from the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds to Leinie Lodge.
Leinenkugel's brewery in Chippewa Falls is set to close Jan. 17 which may impact local business and tourism, causing worry among locals. But the city has a history of reinventing itself and community leaders say Chippewa Falls is resilient.
Jake and Dick Leinenkugel say the decision by Molson Coors to close Leinenkugel’s brewery was unexpected and frustrating for the Leinenkugel family, who started brewing in 1867.
Jake and Dick Leinenkugel sent out a statement Wednesday saying that the Leinenkugels aim to acquire the Chippewa Falls brewery from Molson Coors.
As Leinenkugel's main brewery closes in Chippewa Falls, some beer drinkers say they will stop buying Leinenkugel's beer. Others resolve to keep supporting the company.
The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. is launching a new beer, Leinie Lodge Lime, on Friday. The Mexican-style lager was invented at the Leinie Lodge in Chippewa Falls.
