Autumnal Quaffing Pleasure

With the weather growing cooler, we are reminded that autumn draws nearer. And as the seasons change so do the offerings of your local brewer. Here in Southern Wisconsin, we have a never-ending parade of brewers and a host of tasty brews to quaff for their flava as well as their palliative effects. I mean, how can one get through a harsh winter without beer? Here are some suds to bid summer goodbye and bid autumn a fair arrival.

New Glarus Brewing gives us one of my favorite beers, Staghorn Octoberfest, starting next month which is but a week hence!

September also brings us Capital Brewery's Autumnal Fire. (I also want to mention that this week's Core weekly mentions that Capital has launched a new beer, Washington Island Wheat Ale. Alas, there is no mention of it on their website.)

Sprecher's Oktoberfest is already available for your quaffing pleasure!

At this time the Gray's website has no info on their seasonal offering.

Tangentially, Lake Louie Brewery has stopped offering their suds in growlers and now pushes 6-packs.

Lakefront will soon be pushing their autumn brew, Pumpkin Lager.

The folks at Tyranena Brewery offer their Gemuetlichkeit Oktoberfest.

And don't forget White Winter Winery who make fine meads including melomels.

And because Chicago will always be in my heart: Goose Island will soon be offering their Oktoberfest.

While I'm on this autumnal kick, here's a couple more fall festivities. Firstly, here's a list of maize mazes in Wisconsin. Go get lost in a maze or pick a pumpkin and take a ride in the hay wagon. Lastly go visit an apple orchard and pick some apples and enjoy some fresh cider. Here's a list of apple orchards in Wisconsin.

If anyone in the Madison area knows where I can go to wassail some apple trees this winter, please let me know.