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New Milwaukee brewery Supermoon Beer Company to open in Bay View
Supermoon Beer Firm has been serving brews to Bay View and past from the porch of its shuttered storefront for almost two years. By mid-July, the brewery will open its taproom to the general public.
“Our path into existence hasn’t actually been a straight line or conventional,” stated proprietor Rob Brennan.
The longtime at-home brewer labored in gross sales for Penrose Brewery in Geneva, Unwell., for 5 years. Earlier than that, he gained an appreciation for brewing from recurrently attending Lakefront Brewery excursions whereas going to high school at Marquette College.
Brennan and his spouse did not have plans to instantly begin a brewery as soon as they moved again to Milwaukee in 2018, though that’s once they bought the 120-year-old grocery retailer constructing that can now home Supermoon.
The house at 3145 S. Howell Ave. had a tenant within the first flooring business house, and the couple moved into the residences above.
The day the couple closed on the constructing the business tenant unexpectedly put in discover to maneuver out to increase her enterprise. With the storefront vacant, the couple regarded for the subsequent alternative.
“We began wanting into the paperwork and located that it was zoned for a brewery,” Brennan stated. “I all the time advised myself that if I had an opportunity to in life, I’d open an old-world Belgian and French conventional brewery. We had a few conversations and the ball was rolling there.”
He settled on the title Supermoon impressed by pellicle, which is a dusty biofilm that’s fashioned by wild yeast, which Brennan makes use of for his beer. It resembles the moon’s floor.
Supermoon can be a descriptor for a kind of moon solely seen only some instances a 12 months, as is a few of the beer that Brennan creates.
“My beer is rustic, funky, barrel-fermented farmhouse fashion beer, and that fashion of beer takes an exceptionally very long time to ferment,” Brennan stated.
Some batches take as much as 18 months.
As soon as Brennan received the right permits in place, he started brewing his first batch. A 12 months later the COVID-19 pandemic had hit. In November 2020 beer was prepared for patrons, however due to the pandemic, his small taproom was not.
“We spent all this time prepping, but it surely didn’t make sense for us to open a taproom once we couldn’t have anybody contained in the constructing,” he stated.
So, Brennan determined to only promote beer on-line for patrons to select up on weekends.
“We took the direct-to-consumer preorder on-line mannequin, and each different month we might e-mail our checklist of individuals saying that beer is prepared,” Brennan stated. “That mannequin has gotten us so far, and we are able to take a look at our profitable idea and an unimaginable group of shoppers regionally and afar.”
Lots of his creations have conventional European inspiration like Belgian farmhouse ales, French Saison and German lagers. He additionally has extra experimental fermented drinks like Piquettes.
A taproom with a homey really feel
Regardless of launching a brand new brewery throughout the pandemic and never having a bodily house, Brennan nonetheless discovered clients. Most batches promote out after they go stay for preorder.
“I really feel like that is one thing we solely may have pulled off in Milwaukee. To be so supported as a brewery, it is a very Milwaukee factor and that’s not misplaced on me,” Brennan stated. “There are lots of people within the beer. It has been a humbling response.”
The long-awaited taproom will pull inspiration from Brennan’s residence, as he and his spouse used to stay above the brewery.
“This was our residence and we wish individuals to really feel like they’re in somebody’s residence and we’re nonetheless a neighborhood brewery. We stay simply up the road now,” Brennan stated.
The bar can have seating for a couple of dozen clients on the bar, indoor and outside cafe tables, and can have a wood-burning fire to “type of create that homey really feel,” Brennan stated.
Brennan plans to maintain the taproom stocked with lagers and ales, whereas seasonal aged brews will rotate in.
The brewery can have snacks and Brennan is working to associate with meals vehicles to serve meals for the taproom.
“We love Bay View and Milwaukee and the scene that we’re in,” Brennan stated. “We’re not attempting to take over the world, we simply need to deal with what appears to be our distinctive providing within the brewery scene.”
For extra data on Supermoon Beer Firm go to www.supermoonbeer.com.
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MILWAUKEE — For years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents have worked out of an office in Downtown Milwaukee.
That will change in the near future as the Department of Homeland Security plans to move its office on Knapp and Broadway to Lake Park Drive, just off Interstate 41 on Milwaukee’s northwest side.
Documents obtained by TMJ4 state that the government office would be used to process non-detained report-ins and detainees for transport to holding facilities.
Wednesday afternoon, city and county leaders, along with community members, gathered outside the new ICE office.
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Fernanda Jimenez, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, is dedicated to advocating for immigration reform alongside her organization, Comite Sin Fronteras.
“What we’ve been working mostly on is making sure that we protect our immigrant community but also fight for a pathway to citizenship,” she said.
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Currently, a significant concern for Jimenez and her group is the planned relocation to a new processing facility on Milwaukee’s northwest side.
This issue dominated their discussions on Wednesday, as Jimenez understands the implications of such a move.
Brought to the U.S. as a child, Jimenez is undocumented but protected from deportation by federal policy (DACA). Despite her protections, she remains anxious for friends and family who do not share the same status.
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“Even though it’s not considered a detention center, it’s just a place where they’re going to process people. It gives them the ability, they’re closer to the highway, and they’re able to take them to a detention center. That gives them more expansion to be able to process anybody,” she explained.
The proposed facility has ignited fear for some within Milwaukee’s Latino community, according to fellow DACA recipient Mario Rubio and Cesar Hernandez, who lives on Milwaukee’s south side.
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“Some people, with this happening, are afraid to work. So you’re losing out on income. You’re losing out on groceries. You know, you’re slowly putting yourself in this corner where it just becomes more lonely,” Rubio said.
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In response, an ICE spokesperson told TMJ4 that no ICE detention facilities are planned for the location in question.
“I call BS,” said Cesar Hernandez, a Milwaukee resident. “I think that it’s a line they’re feeding to the media as well to try to keep some of the outrage or some of the outcry and response and organizing to a minimum, but I think we know better.”
Mike Beiermeister
He shared his concerns over the facility in question.
“I was disgusted. It didn’t surprise me that DHS didn’t so much as reach out to the local elected officials as an act of good faith, or at least work in collaboration with the local elected officials that they would have to be working with if they plan to implement those facilities,” he said.
As discussions continue, it remains unclear when the Department of Homeland Security plans to move into the new building.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee man accused of driving the wrong way toward Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade in October pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.
Wrong-way driver
The backstory:
It happened on Oct. 21. Harris had just wrapped up a rally in Brookfield when the wrong-way vehicle passed her motorcade on I-94 near the Marquette Interchange. Prosecutors said 55-year-old Wayne Wacker was behind the wheel.
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Court filings said Wacker appeared to be driving at “close to highway speeds.” He was stopped near 13th Street, and deputies said he “had a very strong odor of intoxicates emitting from his person, bloodshot and glassy eyes, and extremely slurred speech.”
Wacker told deputies he was on his way home from a Walker’s Point bar and was “unaware” he was driving the wrong way on the interstate, the complaint states. He was taken to the nearby Milwaukee Intermodal Station for field sobriety tests, and the complaint states a preliminary breath test had a BAC reading of .252.
While waiting for a blood draw as part of the OWI investigation, prosecutors said Wacker told deputies he “had no recollection” of entering the freeway or almost striking another vehicle. He also said he had no idea Harris was in Milwaukee and had no intention of harming her or any member of her campaign.
In court
What’s next:
Wacker is charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Court records show his next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 18.
The Source: Information in this report is from the Milwakuee County District Attorney’s Office and Wisconsin Circuit Court.
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Bucks will host a “Bucks In Ink” flash event on Thursday, Jan. 16, from 12-2 p.m. in the atrium of Fiserv Forum.
Bucks In Ink
What we know:
Local tattoo artists will be on site to give permanent tattoos to registered fans using artwork inspired by Bucks basketball, the city of Milwaukee and the 2025 NBA All-Star Game host city of San Francisco.
According to a news release, the tattoos will be done by artists from Good Land Tattoo, Black Dawn Tattoo and Xolo Tattoo Studio.
The free event builds on the Bucks’ 2025 All-Star campaign, which bridges the Bay Area to the shores of Lake Michigan through the American traditional tattoo style that originated in Milwaukee.
Limited spots are available for the event. Interested participants must register in advance by filling out THIS FORM.
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What you can do:
Fans can also show support for the Bucks’ 2025 All-Star candidates by visiting the “Bucks In Ink” temporary tattoo parlor at home games through Jan. 19.
The parlor is open in Section 218 from the time doors open through halftime of each Bucks home game, including tonight’s game against the Orlando Magic.
Voting for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game is open now through Jan. 20. Fans can vote once per day and take advantage of the remaining triple-vote days, where each vote counts as three, on Friday, Jan. 17, and Monday, Jan. 20.
To vote or learn more about the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, visit www.bucks.com/allstar.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Milwaukee Bucks.
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