OCONOMOWOC -- The workspace is about the size of a one-bedroom apartment while the stainless steel tanks and batches of beer top out at five barrels a piece.
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Kirby Nelson has been making beer for over 45 years, primarily on large brewing systems, but is now making experimental batches of beer in a five barrel system at Wisconsin Brewing Company Park in Oconomowoc, a baseball stadium that is home to the Lake Country DockHounds.
A batch of blond doppelbock brews in the Lake Louie Brewing - The DockHaus, a micro brewery located inside Wisconsin Brewing Company Park in Oconomowoc. The system can make five barrels of beer at a time.
Lake Louie Brewing - The DockHaus, a new craft brewing facility situated on the second floor of Wisconsin Brewing Company Park in Oconomowoc, is being used to make experimental and specialty brews that will be served at the baseball stadium and the WBC taproom in Verona.
Sonny Bando, managing partner of the Lake Country DockHounds, is not only excited for the season opener on May 12 but for the first beers to be served that were made in a brewery at the Oconomowoc ballpark.
Honoring Pabst Brewing Company’s ties to the area, Blue Ribbon Circle in Oconomowoc is now home to Wisconsin Brewing Company Park, home of the Lake Country DockHounds.
Photos: Ukrainian beer made by Dane County brewers
Ukrainian Beer Festival
Syla, a Belgian-style tripel that features black peppercorn and coriander seed, was brewed at Madison's Giant Jones Brewing Co. using a recipe from Pravda Brewery in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Beer Festival
Dave Joe, from left, of Grumpy Troll Brew Pub in Mount Horeb; Kirby Nelson of Wisconsin Brewing Co. in Verona; and Jessica Jones of Giant Jones Brewing Co. in Madison share a toast using a recipe from Pravda Brewery in Lviv, Ukraine.
Ukrainian Beer Festival
Kirby Nelson of Wisconsin Brewing Co. in Verona assists Jessica Jones with removing half barrels of Syla from the Giant Jones Brewing Co. cooler.
Ukrainian Beer Festival
Pravda Brewery in Lviv, Ukraine, released not only its recipes for five beers but also the graphics for labels.
Ukrainian Beer Festival
Jessica Jones, who co-founded Giant Jones Brewing Company in 2018, lugs a half barrel of beer made with a Ukrainian recipe into the truck of Kirby Nelson, who was going to transport five kegs on Wednesday to Wisconsin Brewing Company in Verona.
Ukrainian Beer Festival
Jessica Jones bottles Syla, a Belgian-style Tripel at Giant Jones Brewing Company in Madison. The brewery made just over eight barrels of the Ukrainian beer.
Ukrainian Beer Festival
Members of the team at Giant Jones Brewing Company, from left, Natalea Wright, Erika Jones and Jessica Jones bottle beer made with a Ukrainian recipe. Proceeds from the beer sales will go to Ukraine relief efforts.
Ukrainian Beer Festival
Natalea Wright, left, cleans bottles as Jessica Jones bottles beer made at Giant Jones Brewing Co. on Madison's Near East Side. A beer festival featuring beer made by 11 local breweries with five recipes from Pravda Brewery in Lviv, Ukraine, will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Wisconsin Brewing Co. in Verona.
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Jessica Jones bottles Syla, a Belgian tripel beer, at Giant Jones Brewing Company in Madison, Wis., Friday, April 15, 2022. KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL
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Erika Jones caps beer bottles at Giant Jones Brewing Company in Madison, Wis., Friday, April 15, 2022. KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL
Putin
Detail of the label Pravda Brewery provided to wrap around bottles of "Putin Huylo," a golden ale whose name translates to a slur against the Russian dictator.
Merkel
Detail of the label for Frau Ribbentrop, a wheat beer that roasts former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her country's hesitancy early in the conflict to provide weapons to Ukraine.
Barry Adams covers regional news for the Wisconsin State Journal. Send him ideas for On Wisconsin at 608-252-6148 or by email at badams@madison.com.
