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more then 99 million Americans regularly drink beer, with last years drinking age consuming on average a beer a day. brewing beer is an art form of itself. A usually timely processes with a unique set of ingredients. with more then 3,400 brewing companies and pubs located across the untied states. the beer brewing industry is an extremely popular,ever growing and changing. however this was not always the case back in 1886.this wasn’t always the case especially back in 1886. With an estimated number of only 1,830 breweries producing beer. The Menominee area was lucky enough to have one of those up and running breweries settle just west of the town. Just south of what now is the modern day intersection of county road K and highway 29. At times referred to as ale or more commonly known as beer is one of the oldest beverages known to mankind; dating as far back as at least the fifth millennium B.C..

First Major Brewery in Menomonie
the year was 1886 when Burkhardt Brewery made it's way to settle just two miles west of Menomonie. Burkhardt Brewery first started in 1865 and was originally known as the Pipin Brewery. it was not until later that it would generally be known as the Burkhardt Breweries. The brewery first got it's start in a place referred to Read's Landing. A farther and two sons of the Burkhardt family were the founders of the company. All three men ran the brewery in Read's Landing until about 1886, when one of the sons by the name of Gottfried was anxious to be on his own. Gottfried found his way to the Menomonie area and brought his knowledge of beer making with him. Gottfried constructed his own brewery and, started to apply his brewing techniques towards increasing production of beer. He not only owned the brewery but he was also managing it as well. It was not until around 1896 the Gottfried Burkhardt's ill health forced him to turn over the business to his son Louis.

Brewery's Located In Menomonie Today
the year was 2010 when Lucette Brewing Company was founded in Menomonie. Founders included Time Drkula, Fred Schletty, Time Schletty, and Michael Wilson. The company started small with initially three employs including a head brew master, it has since grown to twenty five employs. Since the start the company has vastly grown, moved locations, added a canning line, and offers an onsite taproom. They also offer what is known as the Lucette Wood fire eatery to help stay relevant and competitive. The Wood fire eatery offers artisanal pizza using locally sourced ingredients, and form first had knowledge is extremely tasty. Lucette Brewing Company continues to grow and is plans to focus more on diversification into a variety of areas such as the arts, research & development, And a variety of other interests. Lucette Brewing Company got its name from the fictional charter Paul Bunyan’s sweetheart, Lucette. To pay tribute to the hardworking lumber industry that help built the Midwest. Lucette Brewing Company is a craft brewing company that likes to focus on high quality beers. Its founders took interest in the tales of the former Burkhardt Brewery witch was also located in Menominee back in the 1880’s.



The Impact On The Community
The Burkhardt Brewery was extremely helpfully to the Menominee community even back in 1886, They provided jobs to the growing community They helped bring in people form the sounding areas witch in the long run increase the economy in the city of Menominee. The Lucette Brewing Company plays somewhat of the same roles. The company is defiantly a must see when visiting the Menominee area. It like the Burkhardt Brewery brings in people from all over the sounding states. People visit Lucette's not only for the beer and wood fire pizza but also for the historical aspect of this gem of a city. When you really stop and think about it Menominee is a great place for a Brewery to be located. With it being a collage town and all, with majors focused on tourism and hospitably. Breweries are kind of the new trendy thing among the millennial generation, and are growing in popularity.

Things In Common Between The Two Brewery's
Somethings that the Burkhardt Brewery and the Lucette Brewing Company have in common, both breweries are/ where located on Hudson road in Menominee Wisconsin. They were also both found by males and run by their founders. Something else that really stands out with these breweries is the fact that they have captured the love and support of their communities. The Burkhardt brewery in its glory days was known as the best beer around. With the cost of transportation being so high a lot of its products stayed local for the most part. Like Lucette Brewing Company both breweries are/ where up and coming they started local and before long they products where being sent nationwide. These are only a few things that the companies have in common.