FAQ

Wisconsin! Sorry about the limited distribution, non-Wisconsinites. There are only so many hours in the day to make beer and we can only keep up with the local demand. However, we would love it if you would stop by our little gift shop and pick some up.

Unfortunately, we are not permitted to ship beer directly to our customers.

Beer, like most foods, is best consumed fresh.
However the answer to your very good question depends on what you are really
asking:
Is this beer safe to drink. Will it harm me? This beer is safe to drink.
Nothing harmful will grow in beer.
Will it taste bad? A well made beer should not spoil so I do not expect this
beer to taste sour or “spoiled”.
What is the Published shelf life for our beer? Six months for the below listed
beers
What happens to this beer after the “magic six months”? As a well made beer
ages, like bread, it loses is fine, crisp flavor and aroma. It will become
sweeter, bready, like sherry or imported beer. Some people like this flavor. It
can be complementary to “malty beers” like Staghorn and Fat Squirrel. However,
drinkability will suffer. Drinkability refers to a beer that “drinks easy”. Old
beer, especially craft beers, will develop a sediment like old red wine. This
is protein and not harmful. Is natural and healthy like the pulp in orange
juice. The trick for any good brewer is to brew for as long a shelf life as
possible. In the American craft industry we do that naturally with good, old
fashion techniques and don’t rely on chemistry like enzymes and antioxidants.
Wine is made with added sulfites and other chemicals for this reason. American
craft beers are not. That’s why wine and some imported beers can be stored for
years on a warm shelf in a liquor store. That’s great for the wine makers and
European brewers but gives me a headache?
What’s the bottom line? These beers should be fine. Give it a taste test and
let me know what you think. You are the customer and your opinion is worth more
than mine!

Sincerely,

Daniel Carey
Brewmaster

We love hearing from our customers and value your input with our beers. To contact us about any product feedback Click Here and we will get back to as soon as possible.

We do not use animal products in the normal production for our
beers. However, we do occasionally use milk-sugars/lactose as part of the
flavor profile in a few brands. These beers are prominently labeled.

We have, and always will, strive to make pure and honest beers for our friends in Wisconsin. Spotted Cow is brewed to the standards of the German Purity Law – that is with only malted barley, malted wheat, hops, yeast and water. We do NOT use high fructose corn syrup. That is used in soda pop not beer.

Spotted Cow is one of our unfiltered brews, which simply means that the brewer's yeast is still in it. Brewer's yeast is full of wonderful vitamins and minerals, and adds the final layer of character that is intended for this brew. It is full of Vitamin B and potassium, and also contributes to a smooth mouth feel and great bready notes! The brewer's yeast will sometimes settle at the bottom of bottles that have stood upright and stationary for a time while waiting to get to you (either during transportation or while waiting for you at your local establishment), and it is always a good idea to reincorporate the brewer's yeast for the vitamins and flavor layers that it adds. To do so, carefully set the bottle on it's side on a flat surface and gently roll the bottle back and forth with the palm of your hand. This should reincorporate all those wonderful flavors!

In a word ‘No’. I‘ve heard the Urban Legend that “cold beer should never get warm” and I believe it originated years ago in an East Coast Brewer’s advertising campaign. Don’t believe everything somebody tells you…. especially if it’s on TV! It’s OK to buy a six pack out of the cooler and drive it home… even if you live out of state. When you get home store it in the refrigerator or any clean, dry, cool place. Beer stored in a cool dry place will stay fresh longer than beer stored warm. A well made beer can go from warm to cool many times and still taste great. Of course, keep it away from direct sunlight, don’t let it freeze, try not to cook it in your trunk. Fresh beer has that crisp, refreshing character we all know and love. Most beers don’t improve with age, so only buy enough to last a month or two. Lastly, there’s nothing harmful in old beer, it just doesn’t taste the way the brewer intended. Do you have a question or concern about your New Glarus beer experience? We need your information from your bottle to properly answer your question and/or address your concerns. Please tell us about your experience on our product feedback page.

We do not use animal products in the normal production for our beers. However, we do occasionally use milk-sugars/lactose as part of the flavor profile in a few brands. These beers are prominently labeled.

Yes! Order now and make sure to visit our brewery as well for more merchandise options! Order online ClickHere.

We price the beer in the gift shop at our regularly suggested retail pricing. Here we focus on beer quality and consider ourselves to be agricultural manufacturers, not retailers. It is a fact that we only sell a very small amount of our yearly production through our gift shop (about 3%). With that in mind, it is vitally important that we do not undercut the Wisconsin retailers who support our brewery with shelf space and great pricing everyday.

We are always looking for good people. You can stop in anytime and pick up an application in our Gift Shop or click here for a printable version.

Deb is a supporter of Universal Healthcare because she knows what it’s like to be poor. And not the kind of poor that you might have to buy a Gateway computer instead of the new imac, or the kind of poor in which you have to choose to buy Gap instead of Louis Vuitton, or even the kind of poor that you might just have to wait for these items to go on sale before buying them… I mean the kind of poor that makes you choose between eating and getting medicine for an ear-infection. The kind of poor that only allows you to buy second-hand clothes on sale. And it’s not because she doesn't work hard. She is one of the hardest working women I know, which is probably the reason that she was the first woman to start and run a brewery in the US. The reason that she supports universal health care is because she believes, and knows, that despite how hard you work, a lot of what you have access to (be it health care, food, education, and the like) depends a lot on who you were born to.

Either your parents have enough money to feed you every day or they send you to work after school at 16 to help pay the bills. Either your parents have enough money to pay for your health care, or they don’t eat (or eat mac & cheese) for a few months to cover the cost of your antibiotics from the bug you picked up at school. Many don't know what this is like, and have had a great many opportunities shown to them. That is one of the greatest gifts that a person can get. However, for those out there who aren’t as fortunate, universal healthcare could mean the difference between eating and not, being sick or not, and dying or not. And no one wants to see their taxes go up. But (I would hope) no one wants to see a sick kid not get help because his parents can’t afford it either. I don’t speak for Deb, but I do speak to her love of people, regardless of stature, education, or inheritance. The reason she supports this is to help people.

New Glarus Brewing Co. already gives their employees healthcare coverage, because we realize how important it is. We believe that it is the responsibility of companies to provide care for the employees who may very well spend their entire lives helping to make that business successful, and paying for healthcare is a very small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.

If you live in Wisconsin you can call your local representative to let them know your stance on healthcare reform;

http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/contact/legislatorslist.aspx?house=assembly

All of our wheat beers, including Dancing Man, go through a secondary fermentation in the bottle like champagne. Bavarian Style Wheat Beers are by definition highly carbonated and effervescent. They are known for their effusive foam. To minimize foaming when opening a bottle, Dancing Man should be at refrigeration temperature and opened very gently. Then be sure to pour this brew down the side of the glass. Sit back and enjoy the rising bubbles and sparkling taste!

To answer this, we went to Diploma Master Brewer Daniel Carey. He replied, "I did intend to make this beer taste as it does. Our Berliner Weisse is true to style – a light, cloudy, highly carbonated sour wheat beer. In fact, I’m rather proud of it!"

Our Berliner Weisse has been rated as one of the ten best Berliner Weisse beers in the world. Check out:
Beer Advocate - Berliner Weisse

For more information about the style, please visit:
Berliner Weisse Style